Abu ruins

A path through the garden behind the Museum leads to the evocative ruins of ancient Abu. Swiss and German
teams, excavating here since the early 20th century, have made the site into an outdoor museum. Numbered plaques and reconstructed buildings mark the island’s long history from around 3000 BC to the 14th century AD. The largest structure in the site is the partially reconstructed Temple of Khnum. Other highlights include a small 4thdynasty step pyramid, thought to have been built by Sneferu (2613-2589 BC, father of Khufu of Great Pyramid fame); a tiny Ptolemaic chapel, reconstructed from the Temple of Kalabsha, a reconstructed 18th dynasty Temple built by Hatshepsut, a cemetery for sacred rams and the ruins of an Aramaic Jewish colony dating from the 5th century BC. Location: In the same area of Aswan museum. The museum ticket will permit you to visit the ruins.