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| Dendera temple |
Thebes,
the capital of the sixth nome of upper Egypt and the cultic
middle of the
goddess Hathor. the town
became called Inuit or Tantere with the aid of the Egyptians. the
goddess Isis changed into also venerated
within the area, and the Egyptians most important tained a
crocodile sanctuary there.
in the early
intervals, Dendereh changed into at the trade direction from Qena to the
red sea.
the foremost chapel,
dedicated to Hathor,
dates to the reign of khufu (cheops, 2551–2528b.c.e.), and another from the eleventh
dynasty (2134–1991 b.c.e.)
become discovered close to a
sacred lake at Dendereh. the primary temple became original out of a stone
platform on a sand foundation with a
mud-brick enclosure wall.
a Propylon front leads
to a transverse
hypostyle corridor with
24 columns. a second
hall has six columns
and a brief ramp. additionally protected in the
temple are the corridor of offerings, an inner vestibule, and the hall of the
cycle of the gods. numerous chapels are also in the complex, the according
to-ur, committed to the start of the brand new year; according to-nu, honoring the
adventure of the goddess to Edfu; according to-neser, committed to the goddess
as a lioness. beneath, there are 32 treasure crypts. the main temple reliefs at
Dendereh also point out Pepi i (r. 2289–2255 b.c.e.), Tuthmosis iii (r.1479–1425 b.c.e.), and Ptolemy xii Auletes (r. 88–fifty eight, 55–fifty one
b.c.e.). This structure additionally had a “Dendereh zodiac” relief and a sanitarium
where Egyptians have been reportedly cured of sickness thru Hathor’s
intercessions.
the temple complex
dates to the
sixth dynasty (2323–2150 b.c.e.),
attributed to “the
followers of Horus” of that point. the existing shape dates to the
Ptolemaic period (304–30 b.c.e.). the chapel of Osiris and the temple reliefs
of Cleopatra vii (r. 51–30
b.c.e.) and Ptolemy xv caesarion
(r. forty four–30 b.c.e.)
attest to the Ptolemaic affects. 3 delivery homes,
referred to as a mammisi, and a temple
of isis whole the non
secular complex. the necropolis of Dendereh covered tombs from the early
dynastic duration (2920–2575 b.c.e.) as well as a number of
mastabas belonging to
neighborhood nomarchs. on the western aspect of the cemetery there are
brick-vaulted catacombs in which birds, cows, and dogs have been entombed in mummified
form. a small chapel from montuhotep ii (r. 2161–2010 b.c.e.)
was also found
in Dendereh and now
is in the
Egyptian museum in
Cairo. the building commemorated the
royal cult and
had inscriptions from Merenptah (r. 1224–1214 b.c.e.)
of the 19 dynasty. a temple honoring the birth of
Isis changed into adorned via
emperor Augustus, and another
shrine, dedicated to Horus of Edfu, became erected inside the
location. sizeable building persisted in Dendereh at some point of ancient
historical eras.