Temple of Fertility found beneath Nile river

China Jim

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on May 29th A portico or covered entryway of a ancient Egyptian fertility temple
it was discovered by a team of Egyptian divers who were surveying the Nile near Aswan. According to experts the entryway led to the temple of Khnum a ram headed god. It was erected in the 12th dynasty ( 1985-1773 BC) or 13th dynasty ( 1773-1650 BC) and was rebuilt several times including under the female pharaoh Hatshepsut ( 1473 -1458 BC). It is to large to remove at this time but a one ton stone with a inscription possibly dating from the 22nd dynasty
(945-712 BC) to the 26th dynasty (664-525 BC). But there is a possibility the stone is much older since many object used through out ancient Egypt was reused again and again, stones found near the portico also have inscription denoting ancient times. These inscriptions may contain a precise dates of construction of a device known as a Nilometer a basin used to measure seasonal floods and in doing so they could set the taxes concerning the agricultural bounty. Cornelius Von Pilgrim director of the Swiss institute of Architectural and archaeological Research on ancient Egypt that Kunum's temple was located at a religious, political, military, commercial and mining center of ancient Egypt.
Plans are being formed to conduct a complete underwater survey of the Nile from Aswan to Luxor starting in September. Egyptian archaeologist expect to discover more antiquities in the Nile :whip:
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IkoJones

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China Jim said:
Plans are being formed to conduct a complete underwater survey of the Nile from Aswan to Luxor starting in September. Egyptian archaeologist expect to discover more antiquities in the Nile :whip:

They want to explore around 200 km of Nile bed? That's ambitious... It seems like much of history of Egypt is hidden by the river.

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