It was built only a couple of hundred years BCE completed during the reign of Cleopatra.
As we approached the pylon (entry gateway).
Two granite falcons flank the entrance.
Closer views of the pylon.
Horus himself
Beyond the gate is the court of offerings and beyond that is the temple of Horus.
Boats you might have seen on the Nile.
Under this boat is the head of a hippopotamus representing Seth (Set) the enemy of Horus.
This ritual boat in the temple was made to be carried.
Hieroglyphics and other carvings in the temple.
The empty cartoush was puzzling but I didn't have a chance to ask our guide about it.
Our guide told us that very few carvings anywhere in Egypt show affection.
This one clearly does both in pose and expression.
A couple of pictures of the city of Esna.
