. The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt . coffins of the Antef kings(Xlth dynasty), now in the Louvre and the British Museum,were discovered here, and here was made the marvellousfind of the jewellery of Aah-hetep,* wife of Karnes, a kingof the XVIIth dynasty, about i 750. A little more to thesouth is the necropolis of Asasif, where during the XlXth,XXIInd, and XXVIth dynasties many beautiful tombswere constructed. If the visitor has time, an attempt shouldbe made to see the fine tomb of Peta-Amen-apt. Armant (Erment).Armant, or Erment, 458^ miles from Cairo, on the westbank of the rive
. The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt . coffins of the Antef kings(Xlth dynasty), now in the Louvre and the British Museum,were discovered here, and here was made the marvellousfind of the jewellery of Aah-hetep,* wife of Karnes, a kingof the XVIIth dynasty, about i 750. A little more to thesouth is the necropolis of Asasif, where during the XlXth,XXIInd, and XXVIth dynasties many beautiful tombswere constructed. If the visitor has time, an attempt shouldbe made to see the fine tomb of Peta-Amen-apt. Armant (Erment).Armant, or Erment, 458^ miles from Cairo, on the westbank of the river, was called in Egyptian £^J ^g-* Menth, and j|\ -=i-A ° Annu qemat, Heliopolis of the South ; it marks the site of the ancient Hermonthis, where, accord-ing to Strabo, Apollo and Jupiter are both worshipped. The ruins which remain there belong to the Iseion builtduring the reign of the last Cleopatra ( 51-29). Thestone-lined tank which lies near this building was probablyused as a Nilometer. * Now preserved at Gizeh, see page Plan of Temple of Esneh, with restorations by Grand Bey, ESNEH, EL-KAB, UTFU (EDFU). 327 ESNEH. Esneh, or Asneh, 484^ miles from Cairo, on the westbank of the river, was called in Egyptian ^ jy q Senet j itmarks the site of the ancient Latopolis, and was so calledby the Greeks, because its inhabitants worshipped the Latusfish. Thothmes III. founded a temple here, but the interestingbuilding which now stands almost in the middle of themodern town is of late date, and bears the names of severalof the Roman emperors. The portico is supported bytwenty-four columns, each of which is inscribed; theircapitals are handsome. The Zodiac here, like that atDenderah, belongs to a late period, but is interesting. , 502 miles from Cairo, on the east bank of theriver, was called in Egyptian + 2 J ® Necheb; it marksthe site of the ancient Eileithyias. There was a city herein very ancient days, and ruins of temples built byThothmes IV., Amenhetep
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