. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. orner of the U the Memorial Inscription of Silko, sub-king of the Nubians and allthe Ethiopians (ca. 5th cent. ), in which he celebrates, in bad Greek,his victory over the Blemmyes, whom he defeated from Prlmis to Talmis,advancing as far as Taphis and Talmis. The Vestibule, or Pronaos (PI. C), the roof of which has fallenin, has 12 columns, with elaborate floral capitals. Most of the reliefsrepresent the emperor in presence of the gods; two, on the wall, to the left of the door, deserve notice. One shows one ofthe Ptolemi
. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. orner of the U the Memorial Inscription of Silko, sub-king of the Nubians and allthe Ethiopians (ca. 5th cent. ), in which he celebrates, in bad Greek,his victory over the Blemmyes, whom he defeated from Prlmis to Talmis,advancing as far as Taphis and Talmis. The Vestibule, or Pronaos (PI. C), the roof of which has fallenin, has 12 columns, with elaborate floral capitals. Most of the reliefsrepresent the emperor in presence of the gods; two, on the wall, to the left of the door, deserve notice. One shows one ofthe Ptolemies presenting a field to Isis, Mandulis, and a third deity;the other (to the right) represents Amenophis 11., founder of theoriginal temple (p. 389), offering a libation of wine to Min andMandulis. On the stone screen to the left of the entrance is a laterChristian painting of the Hebrew Children in the fiery furnace. The following *Thker Rooms (PI. D, E, F) have well-preservedreliefs, with vivid colouring, depicting the emperor in presence of. -—^-^?a Kair,bsheh. KALABSHEH. 27. Route 391 tin; {TOils of Talmis aiiii other deities. At the foot of the walls ofJiooni D are depicted local deities with their offerings. Many of theinscriptions are merely sketched in in red. Small chambrs havebeen (constructed in tlie S. walls of Koonis U and E. From Room Dwe reach the Stnircase, which ascends in the thickness of the wallto the roof of Room V. Thence the higher roofs of the front portionsof the temple are riached by steps. Another staircase leads fromthe roof of Room 1<; to the top of the (external wall. Descending afew steps to the left, we reach a Chapel formed in the thickness ofthe wall. This compris?s two rooms (with a crypt in the second)and probably intended for the cult of Osiris. The Inner Pass.\ge (PI. G) round the temple is entered by doorsin the court and vestibule. The unfinished lions heads on the ex-terior of the temple proper are water-spouts. On the rear
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