{"id":74,"date":"2007-06-09T19:42:41","date_gmt":"2007-06-09T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=74"},"modified":"2007-06-09T19:42:41","modified_gmt":"2007-06-09T09:42:41","slug":"nile-river-cruise-esna-and-the-temple-of-khnum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/egypt\/nile-river-cruise\/nile-river-cruise-esna-and-the-temple-of-khnum","title":{"rendered":"Esna and the Temple of Khnum &#8211; Nile River Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = 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was the Temple of Khnum.\u00a0 Repeated flooding of the Nile had caused this Graeco-Roman structure to be buried under layers of silt and mud.\u00a0 The town of Esna was built over the temple site and excavation works in 1860 only cleared one part of the temple, which was the Roman hypostyle hall.<\/p>\n<p>The roof of the hall is supported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Egypt\/Esna\/DSC_1260.jpg.html\">24 columns <\/a>which are inscribed with hieroglyphs and text.\u00a0 Although the bright colors of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Egypt\/Esna\/DSC_1255.jpg.html\">astronomical ceiling <\/a>have faded, you can still see some zodiac signs.\u00a0 The hypostyle hall is very well preserved and its roof is at the same level as the foundations of the modern town.\u00a0 The hall was built during the rein of Emperor Claudius, AD 41, and the facade of the hall is inscribed with cartouches of numerous Roman emperors.<\/p>\n<p>As we 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