Elephantine
Sign in to saveElephantine ( ; ; ; Elephantíne; , ) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site 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 Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae).
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- Elephantine
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- جزيرة فيلة(Ⲉ)ⲓⲏⲃ𓍋𓃀𓅱𓃰
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- arz
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- Aswan, Elephantine, west bank, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg
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- West bank of Elephantine Island on the Nile
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- Egypt
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- Elephantine
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- Location in the Nile at Aswan, Upper Egypt
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- Nile
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- 1200
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- 400
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeological sites
- Temples
- Nilometers
- Elephantine triad
- Jewish presence
- Conflict Between Jews and Egyptians
- Other features
- Primary Scholarly Documents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Elephantine ( ; ; ; Elephantíne; , ) is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site 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 Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae).
The island has been studied through excavation sites. Aramaic papyri and ostraca have been collected to study what life was like on Elephantine during the time of Ancient Egypt. There have been studies about the Elephantine Triad and the Jewish presence that formulated on the island.