Esna Temple   Esna is the ancient city known as Senat - the 'city of the fish' where the Nile perch was worshipped.  Today it is famous for it Lock which the Nile Cruise boats have to negotiate. The Temple of Esna was buried beneath its own debris for many centuries and is located at the centre of the town close to the River Nile.   The Temple is dedicated to the ram headed god Khnum - the god of creation. Tithmosis III laid the foundations of the Temple in the 18th Dynasty but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors, from 40 - 250 AD completed it. The most interesting scenes in this temple are the ones on the roof which is decorated with astronomical representations.