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Weather box[edit]

I removed the weather box as it kept being vandalized. I believe it is better not to have data (I kept the references for those who are interested) than to have wrong data. Calimo (talk) 13:05, 30 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"with less than 1 mm (0 in) of average annual precipitation"[edit]

The climate data table reports 1.4 mm. Can't be both. Anyone have any idea which is accurate, if either? --47.32.20.133 (talk) 02:16, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Island in the infobox[edit]

The third picture in the infobox features Philae island, not Elephantine. As I'm only passing by, I am not going to decide whether to replace the photo or to correct the info (incl. the link). 2001:7D0:8892:C080:1403:8511:77C2:E6D (talk) 21:47, 18 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

K, dropped by second time and decided to finally fix the link. The picture of the Philae complex no longer states that it is Elephantine island. 2001:BB8:2002:2300:3854:9CA9:A06F:3B0B (talk) 09:23, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Pathawi (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In Bible[edit]

@GordonGlottal: Excuse me, why did you revert my edit with comment "Source? not true"? Are you questioning the fact that the Septuagint has Συηνης? Or what? That Συηνη was Aswan? That the Septuagint translators knew what the Hebrew word referred to? That a Dead Sea scroll has סוניים? Please Ping me. Eric Kvaalen (talk) 05:36, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]