in the island of Elephantine, which were figured by the members of the French expedition at the end of the last century, and destroyed by the Turkish governor of Asuan in 1822.

The best preserved, namely, the south temple (fig.

75), consisted of but a single chamber of sandstone, 14 feet high, 31 feet wide, and 39 feet long.

The walls, which were straight, and crowned with the usual cornice, rested on a platform of masonry some 8 feet above the ground.

This platform was surrounded by a parapet wall, breast high.