Temple of Satet Travel Guide: Top Sights in Egypt, Tours & Travel

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Temple of Satet- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Egypt; 5 Reviews

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The Temple of Satet, located on Elephantine Island in Aswan, Egypt, is a significant ancient structure dedicated to the goddess Satet, who personified the Nile inundation. Originally built around 3200 BC, the temple underwent multiple reconstructions and renovations over the centuries, reflecting changes in Egyptian architecture. The temple’s evolution spans from the Predynastic period through the Ptolemaic era, with notable developments under various dynasties, including the New Kingdom. It was an important religious center, housing a sanctuary dedicated to Satet and later to Khnum. The temple also features one of the best-preserved nilometers, which was used to measure the Nile's water levels for agricultural planning.

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Abu Simbel

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Philae

4.8

Aswan Dam

Elephantine

3.4

Nubian Museum

4.6

Kalabsha Temple

4.8

Tombs of the Nobles in Aswan

4.4

Qubbet el-Hawa

4.4

Reviews of Temple of Satet

Seokjin Ham

4
Reviewed: 2024-08-17

It is a modern restoration of an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to Satet, the goddess who personifies the flooding of the Nile River. It is said that a new temple was built during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut from 1507 to 1458 BC, at the beginning of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. You can see this place by paying an entrance fee to the Aswan Museum, but it is best to be careful because there is a person standing here and asking for money.
Tuyen Dang

3
Reviewed: 2024-02-19

to me it’s nothing to see as all destroyed.
Sazc

5
Reviewed: 2023-12-03

Part of the grounds for the museum so of course a must see!
spoc spoc

4
Reviewed: 2023-04-08

Small boat some Koreans in full what sun? coverings, many hawkers (don't look into their eyes) to an island full of ancient stuff. It was all moved to avoid the need of a diving holiday to see them. All pretty cool lots of hieroglyphics and isis not the jump suit variety. Pics say more. Ohh small scowly cats 🐈. Well worth a visit.
Francisco L. Borrego Gallardo

5
Reviewed: 2019-08-07

Wonderful reconstruction of several consecutive temples of the goddess Satet (Intef II, Intef III, Mentuhotep II, Senwosret I, Thutmose III), with some of its subsidiary buildings (bark-procession shrine, pool for the sacred fishes of the goddess...). A very interesting point from the artistic, archeological and cultural points of view