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Temple of Esna in Luxor Egypt | Temple of Khnum - Egyptian Temples Temple of Khnum in Esna Luxor Egypt, Discover the Ancient Egypt History in building the most famous Egyptian temples Temple of the God Khnum, the most famous ancient Egyptian deities - Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses in the Ancient Egyptian religion. Discover the secrets of the funerary Mortuary Temples and the ancient Pharaonic Egyptian Monuments in the Ancient Egypt civilization, information about the Pharaonic civilization and the secrets that were discovered and what the temple contains to tell us the secrets of the Pharaohs and more visiting times and ticket prices to visit the tourist attractions in Luxor in addition to the rare tourist attractions in Egypt Temple of Esna Facts Temple construction time: New Kingdom period 1991-1778 BC. Temple construction period: 400 years. Who built the Esna Temple? The Temple of Khnum was first built during the reign of King Thutmose III of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the The New Kingdom period, and one of the most famous ancient Egyptian Pharaohs kings. but the current temple dates back in its design to the era of the Roman and Greek kingdoms "Greek-Roman era", when the city of Esna became the third capital of Egypt from Upper Egypt as in the Geography of ancient Egypt, after Memphis and Thebes. What is the reason for building the Esna Temple? The Temple of Esna is primarily dedicated to the god Khnum (the ancient Egyptian god of the Nile River) but was also dedicated to a number of other ancient Egyptian and pharaonic deities, most notably God Neith (the goddess of war and ancient weaving), God Heka (God of Magic in ancient Egypt), God Seshat (the god of the Nile) and Menhet (the lion goddess).) Who discovered the temple?: