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main sanctuary was built directly over the old one, therefore keeping the old tradition. The temple of
Senusret I was fully decorated, but only few fragments of the decoration survived, these include the remains of a long inscription of the king. At the same time, the god Khnum was given his own separate temple on the island. The temple of Satet was originally adorned with many statues, among which is a
143:, at which point the sanctuary located at the center of the rock niche was enlarged. In front of it was now a forecourt, about 5 m × 5 m (16 ft × 16 ft) in size, which was surrounded by an open walkway. A deposit of votive offerings was discovered under the floor of the sanctuary. These were dedicated to the goddess over a few hundred years during the course of the
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boulders. This earliest temple was very small, housing a sanctuary of about 2 m × 2 m (6.6 ft × 6.6 ft) that was made of mud bricks. In front of the sanctuary, on the East side, there were some mud brick houses. The temple was enlarged during the 1st and 2nd
Dynasties
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replaced
Mentuhotep's structure with a totally new temple and courtyard. While all earlier building follow the same layout and exclusively used mudbricks, the new temple was entirely made in limestone. By this time, the level of the temple was above the rock niche of the Old Kingdom. However, the
298:(664–525 BC), but very little of that temple has survived. There are several blocks of a gateway that was once about 7.35 m (24.1 ft) high, that led to a brick enclosure wall, the latter perhaps once belonging to the temple. Shortly before the Persian conquest of Egypt, pharaoh
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did further modifications in the temple, building an entirely new sanctuary. He added new inscriptions and, on the North side, a columned courtyard and a lake part of an installation to celebrate the Nile flood, which the
Ancient Egyptians believed, started in
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totally renovated the temple. The central chapel was left at its original place between the three natural boulders. The hall which stood in front of the chapel was paved and decorated with limestone slabs for the first time.
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The good god, lord of the two lands, lord of the ceremonies, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt
Sekhemkare, the son of Ra Amenemhat, beloved of Satet, lady of Elephantine, may he live for ever.
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ordered once more a rebuilding of the temple. The old plan was kept, but the brick walls were enlarged and a granite sanctuary for the goddess' statue was added. By this time, the god
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Elephantine to receive the submission of Nubian chieftains. On that occasion he might have visited the temple to renew the shrine erected by his father.
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adoring the goddess that was certainly once in the temple. Indeed, even though these statues were all discovered in the nearby sanctuary of the local saint
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Modern reconstruction of the 18th
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114:onwards over the next 3000 years until the
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461:(2001). "Old Kingdom: Sixth Dynasty". In
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