Uncovering the Secrets of Egypt's Elephantine Island!

Ancient “Abu”, which means “elephant” or “ivory”. Let’s take a walk through Elephantine island; 5000 years of history in one place. On this once one of the greatest islands on the Nile another Egyptian triad of gods was worshiped and built temples for: Satet - goddess of annual inundation, Khnum - god of the sources of the Nile, and Anuket - goddess of the cataracts. Traces of the oldest temple date back at least to the 32nd century BCE. It was dedicated to the goddess Satet, who was the head of the Elephantine triad until the New Kingdom, when Khnum became the chief god of Elephantine.
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Let’s explore the ancient city - structures raised by the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom (Senusret/Sesostris and Mentuhotep II), the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III) as well as urban structures spanning a period of more than two thousand years.
Let’s get to know more about the ancient history, beliefs, and architecture of this wonderful place!
Explored in 2022.
It's a must-see video for all of you, who visit Egypt or Aswan for the first time. To appreciate and cherish the magic of the place before you travel to Egypt, Aswan or Upper Egypt watch this. My vlog / full documentary will give you a little taste of ancient wonders: ancient architecture, ancient beliefs, and ancient history.
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[@cynn9131]

Thanks for your video... Really love it. You have a new follower. Your narration is so clear that although I don't know english well I understand you perfectly. Greeting from a mexican girl.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@EstebanArias_]

Another perfect weekend with your videos!!! Love your work Irena!! ♥

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you!

[@EstebanArias_]

@@ancientsitesgirl You are welcome!! It's true! Your channel is amazing!! ♥

[@MaxSafeheaD]

What a great find - absolutely fascinating sights and the most beautiful narration I've ever heard! 😯

[@blade1376]

this vibe is just awesome and also thanks for the knowledge

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks ;)

[@sporshiamou5511]

I love history of Egyptian, Greek and Roman but I have no money to explore those countries. So by your videos I can visit those cities at least virtually. Thank you.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

I'm glad to hear, I greet you warmly!✌

[@asemabdelaziz-w4u]

Hi..you can come now to Egypt even if you have no money !!!

[@SculptyWorks]

Beautiful as always! 👍👍❤❤

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks!

[@osmanalenbey5427]

I just found this channel. I liked the way you narrate and make the shots. It really adds a mysterious nice vibe to video. I will follow and watch the other videos in the channel very soon 😊

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you very much! Welcome aboard!

[@dominiqueboy666]

Fascynuje mnie to, na jak wysoce zaawansowanym poziomie, była dawna, egipska technologia obróbki kamienia.. Ciężko uwierzyć, że było to zrobione, bez użycia specjalistycznych elektro-maszyn, jak zakładają uczeni akademiccy. Ale jedno jest pewne, starożytni Egipcjanie, nie mieli Smartfonów, jak i Netflix'a czy Disney'a.. za to mieli otwarte umysły i bardzo, ale to bardzo dużo wolnego czasu..😉 Dzięki za kolejny mega ciekawy i edukacyjny odcinek. Kawał dobrej roboty Ancient Sites Goddess👍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Dokładnie! Dzięki za komentarz, pozdrawiam!

[@dazuk1969]

Masz rację, starożytni Egipcjanie nie mieli gospodarki pieniężnej i wszystkich ograniczeń czasowych, które się z tym wiążą. Innymi słowy, mieli cały czas na świecie, aby stukać stukać narzędziem ręcznym. Cały czas rozmawiam o tym z kamieniarzami. Byłbyś zdumiony tym, co możesz zrobić z bardzo podstawowymi narzędziami i czasem. W każdym razie dziękuję za pisanie w twoim języku, ponieważ sprawia, że chcę wiedzieć, co mówisz i przetłumaczyć to.

[@dominiqueboy666]

@@dazuk1969 As we know, even water drop with enough time can drill a hole even in the hardest stone..😉 I'm glad you took the trouble to write in my language.. thanks for the comment.

[@dazuk1969]

@@dominiqueboy666 You are welcome. Thank you for your reply.

[@edgarsnake2857]

I spent two days on Elephantine Island 30 years ago. Thanks, ASG, for the reminder of those glorious days.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks for watching!✌️

[@prasadbhat7168]

Dear Irena, Beautiful ancient sites.This elephantina story explained by you,so beautifully.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you

[@historyin3d]

Very atmospheric and informative video, as always!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks! I love your channel!

[@christormey555]

I love the background info you give. The stories about the characters helps me to be there in their time!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you!

[@gumshoe1285]

There's no way this only has 93 likes your videos are criminally underrated

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks 😊

[@MegaAduffy]

@@ancientsitesgirl perfect comment gumshoe1285.i tottally agree.

[@jonass1969]

Insightful and highly knowledgeable as always Irena, well done and thank you for bringing us along on your journeys into the ancient egyptian history 👌

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@howinteresting2]

Agreed - 😊

[@susanm149]

I am always looking forward to new videos from you.😊

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you! Best regards

[@Dave-mr3qx]

Thanks for the upload, very informative, keep up the great work 👍👍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks!

[@DineSalvador]

Great video !

[@cathyceesay9233]

I just arrived at the island and really appreciate the work you put into this video, can't wait to explore tomorrow. Thanks!

[@dazuk1969]

Elephantine Island is a very interesting place ASG. Out alternative friends love that granite box and say "lost tech"...but I don't want to go there. I want to give a big shout to your amazing camera man. He films things exactly as you would look at things if you were there. That is not as easy as it sounds. Great stuff ASG and amazing camera man.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks Darren, kindest comment as always! If people only knew how sophisticated stonemasons the Egyptians were...

[@dazuk1969]

@@ancientsitesgirl Absolutely correct ASG. The ancient Egyptians had to be master stone masons...because they didn't have any wood. They even went to war in the Lebanon to get their cedar wood. Thank you for your reply.

[@Antipodean33]

If you don't believe or think it's lost ancient technology tell me how these granite boxes were made? iI'm a 60 year old bricklayer/stone mason I'm I'm yet to hear any explanation that holds water. They claim Dynastic Egyptians built the pyramids and granite boxes etc, but they were a Bronze Age culture and as such didn't have the tools to cut granite, let alone polish it and build granite vases that are within nano size of perfection. Why do you think you get those messed up graffiti carved into those granite boxes, they didn't have the technology to even carve a straight clean line on those boxes

[@Dracu666]

I actually think the camera work can get better - it's a bit hectic. Slowing down a bit, zooms, pans etc. A monopod might help. Still, I really enjoy this channel! 😻

[@dazuk1969]

@@Dracu666 So many people do not know how to communicate properly on YT and social media in general. Your post is a perfect example of positive feedback written in a really nice way. Thank you for your reply.

[@shantirelaxingmusic5285]

Wonderful, as always, Dear🌹🌹🌹

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you!

[@colinleat8309]

Another wonderful episode 👍 I found the information about the ancient Hebrews fascinating. I didn't know that in the writing Yawe ( not sure if I spelled the name correctly) had a consort, and that "paper work" survived! I also Loved that you could walk down the street and see farm animals every where, just walking around 🤣❤️🖖😁🤘🇨🇦

[@ancientsitesgirl]

On Elephantine I stopped near a Nubian village - idyllic atmosphere

[@toddbaker9245]

Thanks!

[@toddbaker9245]

Thank you again for amazing me with tidbits of information and also those closeups and realistic shots of normal everyday life in Egypt. Other channels don't bother with the background or closeups! Todd

[@ancientsitesgirl]

🤗❤Thank you so much 😘

[@yasserhag5832]

You are amazing Irina continue

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you ✌

[@Tekmirion]

As always an awesome tour around ancient places! And thanks for the informations about it!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks😊

[@jims5198]

Fantastic video! So much information and detail! Looking forwarded to more of your videos, added subscriber!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you! Welcome aboard! 🤗

[@Mark-kp6xm]

That was so cool Irena. Once again you did a brilliant job. So sorry you couldn't show us the chapel at the end, maybe you will have your luck next time. The way you know all the history is amazing, you must have studied so hard. I was especially touched by the inscriptions of the Elephantine Jews and how they prayed to the female goddess of Yahweh and very interesting about the Torah and how that could have been the time it was written. I do believe that Elephantine was a portion of Ethiopia as Ethiopia was a bigger part of Africa than today And it was documented by the ancient Greeks. And WOW that shrine is definitely ancient high technology, otherwise how did they do that, amazing!! I would love to know your opinion on that but I understand if it's best for you to keep your thoughts to yourself. I loved the flowers in your hat, beautiful just like you ⚘⚘⚘ Thanks again AncientSitesGirl 🧡🧡🧡

[@justajo2]

Obviously a lot of reconstruction had to be done. It's obvious that stones were placed wherever they would fit, making no effort to match the "keys" or tabs that were used to keep stones in place. Still, it's nice that the effort was made rather than leaving the buildings in piles of rubble.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

They made Elephantine more attractive to tourists, respect for hard work in assembling these puzzles

[@Aveatquevale-w6m]

Thanks for the video 🙂🙂🙂

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@ireneusz6308]

Świetny film...kapitalne ujęcia...super muza👍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Dzięki

[@lancemillward1912]

Excellent video. Keep it up.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks!

[@MarceloDiaz-pv9ks]

Excellent jobs and very interesting history that's where we're came from. 😊

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you ✌️

[@ireneusz6308]

Elefantyna...cudowne miejsce🙂🙃

[@davidlewis9484]

Excellent content, very good filming (by whom ?). Your narration is melodious !

[@jukka4546]

Intresting Egypt history.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks

[@AHMEDBADAWI-sx4ml]

Elephantine Island truly is a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian history. Walking through its ancient ruins and temples dedicated to Satet, Khnum, and Anuket, you can almost feel the presence of the gods who were once revered here. A must-visit for any history enthusiast!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

So true! Thanks for commenting! :)

[@monicabenvenuti8557]

Wonderful!!!! Thank you!

[@Arabic_Flashcards]

Thank you. Beautiful. "Gameal" Would love to visit Egypt!!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thank you, you should go there✌

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Thank you!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrKicks-ws5gc]

Well done😍😍😍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks!

[@jordicarnesubiranas3922]

Thanks. Very interesting

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks for watching!

[@r2c3]

Egypt has so many attractions that it could've easily turned into an historical park state :) 👍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

It is, in a sense

[@r2c3]

@@ancientsitesgirl let's just say there's room for improvement 🖐

[@al2207]

Naos found in Elephantine island indicate extremely precise cutting and that cannot had been done by Egyptians

[@hapi9105]

Welcome back!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Hi✌

[@hapi9105]

@@ancientsitesgirl Great video, congratulations

[@ireneusz6308]

Cudowny film😍

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dzięki

[@TWOCOWS1]

excellent documentary work. thanks. (AND thank you for being so kind to those kitties there) thank you also for showing the jewish temple/synagogue where the Ark once was stored for 400 years, after escaping the Babylonians who sacked jerusalem

[@ancientsitesgirl]

thank you, I want to go back there, there is much more to see in Elephantine. I love cats!🐱

[@evrica707]

Maybe this is the real location of the biblical Jerusalem?🤔

[@TWOCOWS1]

@@evrica707 Elephantine was the Second Temple for 400 years, because it housed the Ark. No place can be called a temple, unless it contains the Ark (per the Bible)

[@evrica707]

@@TWOCOWS1 Do you know any good and truthful documentary on that? And what do you think about the First Temple? Was it in Namibia, South Africa?

[@TWOCOWS1]

@@evrica707 I read articles in academic journals. The first temple was at Shekhem (Neapolis/Nablus) and was run by the Samaritans, and held the Ark. There are still 5000 Samaritans there, who follow a different line of Mosaic relgion, different from Jews who are from Judea. They are Hebrews, but not Jews. David stole the Ark from the temple there, brought it to his own place and built a new temple around it. The place came to be called Jerusalem (Ur Shalaim= city of peace) Solomon built even a bigger temple there, the foundation of it today is the "Rock" (over which the Dome of the Rock is built much much later by the Muslims to protect it). When the Babylonian invaded, the Ark was take to Egypt (in Africa) and to the Elephantine Island where a new temple was built (the remains of the temple is still therre are Elephantine) It stayed there for 400 years. Then when Ethiopia became largely Jewish, it move there to Oxum and stayed there until the invading British.took it in the 1860s or so. Now no one knows where it is kept: UK or US. There was certainly an artifact identified (true or false) as the Ark. So, no need for magic or stuff, but an artifact moviing around from hand to hand.

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Great

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks!

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finally!🥳

[@ancientsitesgirl]

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[@monsterinparadise666]

Nie wiem dlaczego ten kanał ma tak mało widzów. Po angielsku, ale jakoś mało. Myślę, że jakby był po polsku, to by się rozeszło i byłoby więcej widzów, bo Polacy lubią tajemnice Egiptu i nie tylko. Byłoby też więcej polskiego pouczania, czepiania się i tak dalej, ale coś za coś he he.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Dodawałam na początku polskie napisy, brak czasu! 🙄

[@MrKicks-ws5gc]

nice 😍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks ;)

[@asemabdelaziz-w4u]

Great video (white chocolate) as usual❤

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Thanks ;)

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Hi ❤❤❤

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Hi!

[@markszczepanski5293]

It's probably warmer in Egypt 😍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Certainly😂

[@paulbreslin2263]

I love the reconstruction. I wish they would do that with more ruins.

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[@markszczepanski5293]

It's 0 degree centigrade on Manchester no sign of any snow though 😍

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Soon I'll be back to -6

[@ARElhaj]

Egypt historically and good place to live

[@Only1Messiah]

Prior to the Greeks invading Ta-Meri(the true name of Egypt) and changing the name to Elephantine, that specific island was originally known as Qerrt

[@deormanrobey892]

😎

[@ireneusz6308]

Co to za roślinki w kapeluszu?

[@Lighthousenation]

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[@beepboop204]

🙂

[@ancientsitesgirl]

😉

[@aymanrefaat8231]

🥰😍❤

[@mithulaghari257]

From ITALY OR EGYPT?

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Egypt ;)

[@mithulaghari257]

@@ancientsitesgirl But I saw U , Near the PYRAMID in the CENTER OF ITALY.,.........iN ADVANCE...,.. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[@Lukas_6_ayat_12]

Hi Irena, can you check/react the video entitled "The Quran and the Secrets of Egypt" by ManyProphetsOneMessage? I wonder if it's accurate or not🙏👍

[@ibmibm691]

They, the old kingdom ppl, were worshipping live creation like the animals. The period was before Joseph son of Jacob. Joseph was an intelligent person which he acquired from dreams he always had. Joseph was telling them not to worship creations but instead he told them to acknowledge the powers of the Essence that are the cause of creations, both the Seen and the Unseen. Acknowledging these Essences, Joseph could command creations, especially the Unseen Jinns to build megastructures out of rocks. Solomon too had acquired knowledge of the Essences and summoned the Jinns to build the Solomon Temple out of Dolomites.

[@evrica707]

Is this the real location of the biblical Jerusalem?🤔

[@DrVektor]

They are not carved. They created from scratch. These adobe structions similar to mohenjo daro.