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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Elephantine , island, SE Egypt, in the Nile below the First Cataract, near Aswan. In ancient times it was a military post guarding the southern frontier of Egypt. The Elephantine papyruses, which date from the 5th cent. BC and describe a colony of Jewish mercenaries, were found there. Surviving ruins are extensive. The ancient nilometer, built to gauge the water level of the Nile, was restored in 1870. Author not available, ELEPHANTINE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Elephantine The site of a Jewish military establishment in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE on the southern border of Egypt , and subsequently... Read more

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