Narmouthis or Madinet Madi Archaeological place is excavated in a small hill of a strategic position defending the southwestern entrance to the Faiyum about 35 kilometres far from Medinet El-Faiyum. The town was named Dj3 in Hieroglyphs, patch during the Greek period it was situated as Narmouthis (Bresciani, 1980). The name Madi, which thinks City of the Past, seems to have originated from the Arab existence. A document, dates back to the ninth century AD., has been got in the site mentioning Madi as the name of the situation.
The temple which is taken one of the most serious temples in the Faiyum realm due to its small state of conservation and the existence of eases on some of its walls and columns, was devoted to the triad Sobek (the crocodile god), Renunutet (serpent goddess of harvest or crop) and Horus of Shedet. During the Greco-Roman period it was devoted to Isis (Thermounis) and Soknopaios.
The temple was originally built in the 12th dynasty by Kings Amenemhat III and IV. It was then rejuvenated during the 19th dynasty. During the Ptolemaic period some addition have been given to the northern and the gray sides of the Middle Kingdom temple (Bresciani, 1980). The temples alone chambers , made of dark sandstone, are the oldest part of the temple and a rare model of a Middle Kingdom important Expression. This part is rather gentle, with a two Papyrus columnar portico leading into a sanctuary with three shrines eating the rear. The middle shrine once housed a large statue of Renenutet, with Amenemhat III and IV lasting on either side of her.
The Ptolemaic reference of the temple included the prosodion way to the south with its lions and sphinxes (in both Egyptian and Greek style), which passed across a columned kiosk which finally leads to the older two columned portico.
It was likely Ptolemy IX Soter II who also added three courtyards, along with other expansion elements. Dating back to the Graeco-Roman period, the temple contains besides a few relieves and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This new structure allows visitors with an gross picture of the history of the Medinet Madi site and of the Faiyum and likewise offers the possibility to rest for a while or even pass the night a short outstrip from the ancient ruins.
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The temple which is taken one of the most serious temples in the Faiyum realm due to its small state of conservation and the existence of eases on some of its walls and columns, was devoted to the triad Sobek (the crocodile god), Renunutet (serpent goddess of harvest or crop) and Horus of Shedet. During the Greco-Roman period it was devoted to Isis (Thermounis) and Soknopaios.
The temple was originally built in the 12th dynasty by Kings Amenemhat III and IV. It was then rejuvenated during the 19th dynasty. During the Ptolemaic period some addition have been given to the northern and the gray sides of the Middle Kingdom temple (Bresciani, 1980). The temples alone chambers , made of dark sandstone, are the oldest part of the temple and a rare model of a Middle Kingdom important Expression. This part is rather gentle, with a two Papyrus columnar portico leading into a sanctuary with three shrines eating the rear. The middle shrine once housed a large statue of Renenutet, with Amenemhat III and IV lasting on either side of her.
The Ptolemaic reference of the temple included the prosodion way to the south with its lions and sphinxes (in both Egyptian and Greek style), which passed across a columned kiosk which finally leads to the older two columned portico.
It was likely Ptolemy IX Soter II who also added three courtyards, along with other expansion elements. Dating back to the Graeco-Roman period, the temple contains besides a few relieves and hieroglyphic inscriptions.
This new structure allows visitors with an gross picture of the history of the Medinet Madi site and of the Faiyum and likewise offers the possibility to rest for a while or even pass the night a short outstrip from the ancient ruins.
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