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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 4042962, member: 87200&quot;]A bit more about Esna...55 km south of Luxor (the abode of Amun-Ra)</p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">The temple of Esna, dedicated to the god Khnum, his consorts Menhit and Nebtu, their son, Heka, and the goddess Neith, was remarkable for the beauty of its site and the magnificence of its architecture. It was built of red sandstone, and its portico consisted of six rows of four columns each, with lotus-leaf capitals, all of which however differ from each other. The temple contains very late hieroglyphic inscriptions, dating from the reign of Decius (249–251 AD)...</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Khnum was a creator god, known as the &quot;potter&quot; who spun man on his wheel from the primordial clay. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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