My cruise boat arrived in the late afternoon, when temperatures were more bearable and the sunset light gave the whole site an extra yellow glow.
There was a lot of interest around these carvings, which depict medical tools that eeringly resemble those at the operating table today. This temple is over 2000 years old though.
The Nilometer is used to measure flood levels, which determine the year's taxes. It's hard to imagine this long shaft filling up.
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