Medinet Habu - Temple of Ramesses III - Sacred Lake

At the northeast corner of the temple precinct lies the Sacred Lake, 60ft/18m square, with two flights of steps. Some 45yd/40m northwest of the lake is a Nilometer. A doorway inscribed with the name of Nectanebo I leads into a room beyond which is a corridor with a staircase descending to a depth of 65ft/20m. Between the 18th Dynasty temple and the Nilometer is a small gateway with inscriptions in the name of the Emperor Domitian. It was rebuilt here, the original site is unknown, from stones which had been reused in a Coptic building.