Lyons, Henry G.: A report on the island and temples of Philae (London, 1896)

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15. Temple of Hathor (G), columns in the forecourt.—

On the eastern column is a baboon playing on a form of lute, while figures
of the god Bes are playing the harp and the tambourine on the other two.
Part of Kiosk (K) is visible in the background. In the bottom course of the
inter-columnar wall, between the columns bearing the representations of Bes,
repairs have been carried out by inserting a new block of sandstone.

10. The Gateway of Hadrian (I), south wall.—

The blocks of the top five courses, as far as the opening filled with rubble,
have been dug out of the earth behind this wall and replaced. In the foreground
the pavement begins to slope upwards towards the main temple. The large
divisions on the measuring rod are '50 metre, and the smaller TO metre.

17. The Kiosk (K), from the south.—

The unfinished state of the work is here well shown, where the rough
projections on the blocks have only been removed from the lower courses of the
wall. The divisions of the measuring rod in the doorway are '50 metre.

18. The Kiosk (K), from the roof of the Temple of Isis (M).—

In the left corner is the Temple of Hathor (G). The unfinished state
of the kiosk is well shown both in the inter-eolumnar wall and the columns,
where the projecting portions of stone, used for lifting the block into position,
still remain.

19. The Kiosk (K), from the roof of the Isis temple colonnade.—

The broken architrave over the western door was strapped up by the
11th Company B.oyal Engineers in 1887. On the left, the difference between
the direction of the temple axis and that of the quay on which it stands is
clearly seen.

20. The Temple of Caesar Augustus (L), from the east.—

This photograph, taken from immediately in front of the gateway (R),
shows the remains of the columns, capitals and architrave. In the foreground
the two holes are the places from which the two halves of the trilingual
stela (Photograph No. 51) were taken. The long block in the centre is the
fallen architrave. The blocks in the right-hand corner were mostly recovered
from Coptic houses, into which they had been built. The granite boulders
behind the temple wall are on the island of Bigga.

21. The Temple of Caesar Augustus from the south-east.—

Here the cracks in the north wall can lie plainly seen, and also the later
displacement of the blocks which had been connected by dovetailed clamps.

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Temple of Bar-ned-iotef (O), from the roof of the Temple of
Isis (M) (1).-

Taken from the roof on the north side of the second pylon. In a street
about 50 metres behind the temple can be seen one of the capitals. The
piles of stones are of uninscribed blocks taken out during the clearing of this
part of the island.

The Temple of Har-ned-iotef (0), from the roof of the Temple
of Isis (M) (2).—

This shows the bases of the forecourt columns, and the positions of the
dovetailed clamps, as well as the mortar beds.

The divisions on the measuring rod in the forecourt are '50 metre.

The Temple of Har-ned-iotef (O), from the roof of the Temple
of Isis Usret (N).—

This view, taken more from the south, shows clearly the sinking of the
pavement of the forecourt. The dark hole in the foreground is the entrance to
the north stairway (V).

Cateway (K), late Roman.—

The arch over the centre opening had fallen in, and the blocks have been
removed to the quay to the north of it.

The East Temcnos wall (W), from the Temple of Hathor ((1)
(1).-

This shows the first carved portion of the wall, which is also drawn in
Plan VIIT. The putlog (?) holes in the 3rd and 1 1th courses above the masonry
are plainly visible. The gateway on the left is Wa. on Plan I. The divisions
on the measuring rod are '50 metre.

The East Temenos wall (W), from the Temple of Hathor (G)
(2)--

This second portion, built with horizontal courses of masonry, is also shown
in Plan VIII. On the right the projection of the curved portion can be seen.
The temple in the background is that of Isis (M). The divisions on the
measuring rod are '50 metre.

The West Quay wall (X), south end.—

The commencement of the south stairway is just seen. The granite rocks
on which the wall is built are visible in the left corner.

fhe West Quay wall (X), near the west stairway (T).—

On either side of the door leading to the stairway can be seen in the
masonry the vertical joints which mark oil' the original quay, to which the rest