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in Elephantine. French teams also set out to Elephantine where they discovered several hundred ostraca, but very few have been published thus far. The major findings from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century are found in these museums; Berlin, Brooklyn, Cairo, London, Munich, and Paris.
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Between 1893 and 1910, Aramaic papyri, consisting of Jewish achievements, were found and collected on Elephantine. There has been a large presence of German excavation with a vast amount of discoveries or papyri and ostraca. The documents have led to discoveries about Jewish presence and significance
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The earliest recount of the Jewish temple is from 525 BC. In 410 BC, the Jewish temple, the House of Yahweh, was burned down by a Persian military commander after he was bribed by Khnum priests. While no explicit reasoning has been given for this lash out, it has been suspected that the priests did
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was a structure for measuring the Nile River's clarity and the water level during the annual flood season. There are two nilometers at Elephantine. The more famous is a corridor nilometer associated with the temple of Satis, with a stone staircase that descends the corridor. It is one of the oldest
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of the northern part of Egypt. Elephantine is 1,600 metres from north to south and 450 metres across at its widest point. The layout of this and other nearby islands in Aswan can be seen from west bank hillsides along the Nile. The island is located just downstream of the
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The other nilometer is a rectangular basin located at the island's southern tip, near the temple of Khnum and opposite the Old Cataract Hotel. It is probably the older of the two. One of the nilometers, though it is not certain which, is mentioned by the Greek historian
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There is bias that surrounds the Jewish and Egyptian interactions that occurred on Elephantine, but the findings show that there was often culture interchange. Conflict began after an Egyptian precious stone turned up in the hands of the Jews.
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Most of the present day southern tip of the island is taken up by the ruins of the temple of Khnum. These, the oldest ruins still standing on the island, are composed of a granite
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during their 300-year rule over Egypt (305–30 BC) and maintained the ancient religious customs and traditions, while often associating the Egyptian deities with their own.
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in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite Elephantine being neither
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mercenaries and their families on Elephantine, starting in the 7th century BCE. The mercenaries guarded the frontier between Egypt and Nubia. Following the
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de Morgan 1894. J. De Morgan . Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Égypte antique. De la frontière de Nubie à Kom Ombos. Vienne
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at the island's ancient town site have uncovered many findings that are now on display in the museum, including a
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times and still in use as late as the 19th century AD. Ninety steps that lead down to the river are marked with
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live in three villages in the island's middle section. A large luxury hotel is at the island's northern end.
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at the town have uncovered many findings, on display in the Aswan Museum located on the island, including a
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presence that formulated on the island. The standard reference collection of the Aramaic documents of the
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The standard reference collection of the Aramaic documents of the Elephantine papyri and ostraca is the
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The island may have received its name after its shape, which in aerial views is similar to that of an
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Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
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dating to sometime in the 5th century BC. These papyri document the presence of a community of
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numerals. Visible at the water's edge are inscriptions carved deeply into the rock during the
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Kingship, Power, and Legitimacy in Ancient Egypt: From the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom
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The Elephantine papyri in English: three millennia of cross-cultural continuity and change
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Une Communauté Judéo-Araméenne à Éléphantine, en Egypte, aux vi et v siècles avant J.-C,
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called Yebu or Abu is located at the uppermost part of the Nile river that is a part of
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Many sources claim that the fabled "Well of Eratosthenes", famous in connection with
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General History of Africa Volume II – Ancient civilizations of Africa (ed. G Moktar)
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The Aramaic and Egyptian Legal Traditions at Elephantine: An Egyptological Approach
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have been collected to study what life was like on Elephantine during the time of
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Aramäische Papyrus und Ostraka aus einer jüdischen Militär-Kolonie zu Elephantine
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this because of the Jewish rituals of sacrificing of sheep, especially during
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The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina: Early Evidence of Egyptian Religion in Italy
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in reverse,” settled on Elephantine. They maintained their own temple (the
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Verdant Elephantine Island, opposite Assuan, Egypt", 1908. Lantern slide.
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is located at the southern end of the island. Ongoing excavations by the
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View south (upstream) of Elephantine Island and Nile, from a hotel tower.
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Ian Shaw, Ed, Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, New York, 2000, page 206
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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 2)
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (Facts on File Library of World History)
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on the island. In 1822, they were destroyed during the campaign of
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columns, dedicated by the artisan Kasa to the Elephantine Triad.
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The story of Egypt : the civilization that shaped the world
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and protector of this strategic region of Egypt. When seen as a
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Khnum temple at Elephantine island, New kingdom, Reconstruction
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from the Third Dynasty and a small temple built for the local
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The island has been studied through excavation sites. Aramaic
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Small Kalabsha temple reconstruction, south of the island.
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Becoming a Diaspora Jew: Behind the Story of Elephantine
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Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects: An Introduction
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Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects: An Introduction
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The Aswan Botanical Garden is adjacent to the west on
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are caches of legal documents and letters written in
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Schama, Simon (September 2013). "In the Beginning".
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Jr (10 April 2021). 1497: 672:to Khnum on the island as early as the 609:have been found on Elephantine. A rare 580: 56:West bank of Elephantine Island on the 14: 4614: 3310: 2075: 1969: 1939: 1903: 1888: 1824: 1757: 1708:Smith, Stuart Tyson (8 October 2018). 1602: 1596: 1579:Historical Dictionary of Ancient Nubia 1575: 1527:Crawford, Keith W. (1 December 2021). 1481: 1449: 1406:"The Beginning of the Twelfth Dynasty" 1291: 1165: 917:ram of Khnum. A sizable population of 691:Elephantine, as published in the 1809 395: 4410: 3990: 3303: 3132: 2170: 2036: 1984: 1912: 1758:Porten, Bezalel (December 31, 1999). 1707: 1609:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 72. 1239: 1086:Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian 978:with sledge and pronaos supported by 633:Prior to 1822, there were temples to 4596: 4436: 4371: 3158: 2196: 2122: 1207: 1008:houses on central Elephantine Island 805: 664:and Khnum. 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Index

Elephantine Island

Nile
Elephantine is located in Egypt
Nile
Aswan, Upper Egypt
24°05′N 32°53′E / 24.09°N 32.89°E / 24.09; 32.89
hieroglyphs

/ˌɛlɪfænˈtn,-ˈt-/
EL-if-an-TY-nee, -⁠TEE-
Ancient Egyptian
romanized
ꜣbw
Egyptian Arabic
Greek
Coptic
[jæb]
island
Nile
Aswan
Upper Egypt
archaeological digs
World Heritage Site
Nubian
Abu Simbel
Philae
papyri
ostraca
ancient Egypt

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