#temple of dendera

[bizarreauhavre]

Gateway of the temple of Dendera, Egypt, ca. 1862.

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[blueiskewl]

Archaeologists Unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era Statue in Egypt

Authorities say archaeologists have unearthed a Sphinx-like Roman-era statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt.

Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, antiquities authorities said Monday.

The artifacts were found in the temple of Dendera in Qena Province, 280 miles (450 kilometers) south of the capital of Cairo, the Antiquities Ministry said in a statement.

Archaeologists believe the statue's smiling features may belong to the Roman emperor Claudius, who extended Rome's rule into North Africa between 41 and 54 A.D., the ministry said.

It said archaeologists will conduct more studies on the markings on the stone slab, which could reveal more information to statue’s identity and the area. The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 66 feet (20 meters) high.

The archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with demotic and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The limestone shrine includes a two-layer platform and a mud-brick basin from the Byzantine era, the ministry said.

Such discoveries are usually touted by the Egyptian government in hopes of attracting more tourists, a significant source of foreign currency for the cash-strapped North African country.

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

#sphinx statue #Egypt #Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities #Temple of Dendera #Emperor Claudius #Ancient Egyptian Civilization #Ancient Egypt #archaeology

[wonderwmn212-blog]

#Hathor #temple of dendera #egypt

[underground-hip-hop-affiliated]

#Temple of Dendera

[egypt-ancient-and-modern]

Hypostyle hall of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera

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[speedilydeepruins]

Dendera Temple Complex 3

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[milky-rozen]

[ Dendera Zodiac Challenge - Part I 🩵💛 ]

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[ancientegyptdaily]

Sacred Lake Hathor Temple Dendera The sacred lake was a pool of water next to the temple. It was where priests purified themselves before performing rituals in the temple. [source]

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[egypt-museum]

Temple of Hathor at Dendera

Photo: Terence Waeland

#ancient egypt #hathor #temple #dendera #ptolemaic

[theantonian]

Denderah - Carvings with Cleopatra VII and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar

The colossal carving of Cleopatra VII Philopator (51-30 BC) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesarion (44-30 BC) before the gods, on the south exterior wall of Temple of Dendera. The large goddess on the right, the first of a procession of deities not included in the photograph, is Hathor. The present temple at Dendera is essentially a Ptolemaic structure, with the exception of the mammisi (or 'birth house') erected by Nectanebo I (380-362 BC), which represents the earliest surviving structure of the complex, and later Roman additions, such as the first hypostyle hall, built by the Emperor Tiberius (42 BC-AD 37). There is evidence, though, that the temple was built on the site of a previous one, dating at least from the early New Kingdom (around 1500 BC) with suggestions of structures being present in the area at the time of Pepy I (2321-2287 BC). The temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, is dedicated to Hathor. The goddess is usually represented as a cow, often with the solar disc between the horns, in human form with, similarly, the solar disc between cow horns, such as in this case, or as a woman with cow’s ears. Her name means ‘house of Horus’ and, as the living king was identified with Horus, Hathor was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who had ‘son of Hathor’ as one of his royal titles. It is then certainly not a coincidence that Cleopatra decided to have this colossal scene carved onto a wall of the temple of Hathor.

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[ancientorigins]

Archaeologists in southern Egypt have unearthed a miniature sphinx statue with a unique feature - a smiling face with two dimples!

#Temple #Dendera #Hathor #sphinx #statue #Roman Emperor #Claudius #Egyptian tomb

[cottonkhaleesi]

I am back from the holibobs, utterly exhausted and procrastinating the unending job that is editing all my photos (just by deleting the out-of-focus-in-hindsight ones I've gotten them down from 1200 to 750) So here's my absolute favourite ones. I promise I'll be back to crafting content soon.

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[house-of-the-sun-project]

[ House of the Sun • UPDATES - 14th February 2024 ]

Hello and happy Valentine's Day everyone! Milky here with an important update for the project!

While working on the next character sheets and comics, I decided to involve my dear followers on Instagram in a funny challenge called the "DENDERA ZODIAC CHALLENGE" where you decide what deity can represent each zodiac sign we can actually see at the Dendera Temple.

Here is the Instagram story I made for more context:

Polls have officially started today, and if you'd like to join us, come follow me on Instagram or send me an ask here on Tumblr with your ideas!

Here's the link to my IG profile, just in case:

I'll make sure to include everyone who participates the challenge and tag them accordingly ♥️

And this is all for today, if you have questions, you can ask me anytime! Thanks for your kind attention 🙌🏼

#house of the sun #hos updates #egyptian mythology #egyptian gods #egyptology #dendera #dendera temple #zodiac

[urlasage]

#hathor #sisters of hathor #egypt #temple #snake #dendera #ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ

[miracleeye]

#Awful Archaeology #Miniminuteman #The Dendera Light #The Temple of Hathor #Pseudoscience #Pseudohistory #Pseudoarchaeology #Debunks #Conspiracism #Conspiracies #Youtube Video #CW Eugenics #Egypt #Ancient Aliens #Conspiracy Fantasy #The Quimbaya Artifacts #Tolima Fighter Jets #CW Racism #CW Alcohol #Baghdad Battery