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The Romans built a new Nilometer of their own only a few steps away. This served the same purpose for centuries to come.
The area still under excavation just outside the Aswan Museum is revealing layers added to the ruins of the old Abu settlement by a succession of future occupiers, especially the Romans and the Greeks.
... and a scene of mannequin Nubian men and women in traditional clothes, with the men playing local musical instruments.
A 3rd century BC “verdict of a judicial collegium” on papyrus in “hieratic,” a cursive form of writing developed from the hieroglyphic script.
The Museum’s exhibits of the more recent history of Nubia were several dioramas dominated by a replica of the Saqia.
“The impact of the introduction of the saqiya (Saqia) on Lower Nubia settlement was very great, allowing the cultivation of large areas of land.... the population and wealth of Lower Nubia increased dramatically while those of the southern provinces declined.”
In the midst of the Ruins of Abu there is the Aswan Museum. Its old wing recalls the times of British dominance in Egypt, as it was the residence of Sir William Willcocks, the architect of the old Aswan “Low” Dam of 1902. The collection here is an incoherent mix of dusty looking artifacts, quaintly marked in brief hand-written signs.
The Museum’s modern wing, added in 1998, is a bright space where the discoveries of the Swiss and German archeologists are on display with full explanatory signs in computer fonts. Of special interest to me was a 3rd century BC “verdict of a judicial collegium”.
What remained of the Temple of Goddess Satet was more impressive. Columns with torus (convex) molding held up the heavy roof. There were hieroglyphic writings on them.
He was the “warden” of a palace in ancient Egypt nearly 3,800 years ago. That gesture was “a mark of politeness and respect,” the sign under the bust said. “This is still the mark of respect in Egypt,” our guide said.
Down the hall was another example of Egyptian beliefs adopted by the Nubians. In a glass case, as the sign said, was a “statuette of the goddess (of motherhood) Isis suckling the young god Horus (her son).”
Another bust of a man spoke of the durability of customs and protocol. It showed the man’s left hand placed across the chest.
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