Karanis (Kom Oushim) is set 30 Kilometres north of the city of
El-Faiyum. In old Greek documents this realm was called Karanis and it contains 2 Temples in the north and other in the south, both dating back to the
Ptolemaic Period, besides as some cisterns, public baths and signs etc. The Kelsey Museum houses more than 45,000 objectives from Karanis, but this large figure does not take all of the finds. The University of Michigan, between 1924 and 1935, excavated this Greco-Roman place, dividing the artefacts with The Egyptian Government when the minings were finished. Next to the 2 Temples there is a latest museum, which also exhibits some of the finds.
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| The gate of the northern temple of Karanis |
The plan of the 2 Temples is alike to the plan of total the Ancient Egyptian Temples of the
New Kingdom with the same components, the only conflict is that the 2 Temples of Karanis contain providing tables (Altars) and sepultures for the mummies of the crocodile, which was the worthy animal standing for the
God Sobek. Each Temple lies in of a pylon and 3 gentle halls, then the sanctuary. To the western side, at the front of the Temple, there is an fish tank, which was paid to the followings of the crocodiles. They were made during the prevail of the Emperor Nero, but restored during the rule of the Emperor Commodes. Like the southern Temple the northern one was devoted for the cult of Sobek but too to other deities some as
Amun,
Serapis, Zeus, etc. karanis
A dwelling area was discovered in Karanis, the houses established out of mud-bricks, and red bricks, with vaulted roof and stairs, logic gates, windows, kitchens, and horse barns. Some surrounds were painted and covered with rich palms.
To the eastward of the city there is a cemetery, which also dates back to the Ptolemaic Period. Recently a great number of artefacts were learned, including: ostracas, jars, glassy vases, and coins, too as a large total of papyrus, written in Greek, and of great value, which provide us with particulars about the prospects of life during that period, like trade deals, revenue documents, and civil signs. Remains of Public Baths, established of burnt brick, were likewise discovered.
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