Unusual double temple from the Ptolemaic period (108-47 BC), dedicated to two gods, located on the east bank of the Nile. It features a unique engraving believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.
š See ancient medical and surgical instrument reliefs.
šļø Explore a perfectly symmetrical double temple.
š Discover dedications to crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Horus.
šØ Admire finely executed reliefs, some with original colors.
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Enjoy its impressive riverside setting and colorful columns.
š¤« Discover mummified crocodiles in the chapels.
š§ Much of the temple is destroyed by natural forces and past builders.
šØ Some reliefs defaced by Copts.
š§ Look for the ancient nilometer.
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