Debbie and the M/S Nile Adventurer reboarding at Edfu |
Roy and the M/S Nile Adventurer reboarding at Edfu |
Our short 2 hour stop at Edfu is over |
Hitchhiker |
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Leaving Edfu |
A small island in the Nile |
Getting towards sunset. |
Much of the 65 km cruise from Edfu to Kom Ombo was at night |
Late afternoon |
Kids waving along shore |
Edfu to Kom Ombo |
Sunset on the river |
Fishing boat at sunset |
After sunset |
After sunset |
After sunset |
The next morning's itinerary |
The M/S Adonis tied up next to us at Kom Ombo |
The M/S Adonis tied up next to us at Kom Ombo |
The M/S Adonis tied up next to us at Kom Ombo |
Shops at Kom Ombo |
Temple of Kom Ombo, Ptolemaic |
Kom Ombo is dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god |
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Temple of Kom Ombo |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Temple of Kom Ombo forecourt |
Thoth and Haroeris (Horus the Elder) annointing Ptolemy XII with Keys of Life |
Ankh with arms holding sceptres |
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Ahab explaining the relief of Ptolemy XII at Kom Ombo |
Thoth, Isis, Ptolemy XII, Re'et, Horus, Haroeris (Horus the Elder) |
Thoth, Isis, Ptolemy XII, Re'et, Horus |
Horus the Younger and Horus the Elder |
Sobek, the crocodile-headed god |
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Sobek, the crocodile-headed god |
Sobek, the crocodile-headed god |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Sobek, the crocodile-headed god |
Mixed fashions |
Part of the ancient Egyptian calendar, Kom Ombo |
Part of the ancient Egyptian calendar, Kom Ombo |
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Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Sanctuaries at the rear of the Temple of Kom Ombo |
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Relief of ancient surgical instruments |
Isis demonstrating the birth position |
Isis demonstrating the birth position |
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Sobek |
Nilometer, Kom Ombo |
Nilometer, Kom Ombo |
Mummified crocodile, Kom Ombo |
Mummified crocodile, Kom Ombo |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
Baksheesh collector |
Temple of Kom Ombo |
Min |
Sobek |
The police chased off some boys and let others stay |
Roy shopping |
Boy selling scarab bracelets |