#dendera temple

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 the god Khnum accompanied by Heqet, moulds Why in a relief from the birth temple at Dendera Temple Complex. 

[milky-rozen]

[ Dendera Zodiac Challenge - Part I 🩵💛 ]

[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.

[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 • 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 🙌🏼

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The Temple of Dendera Egypt

Pondering the Ceiling at Dendera Temple Yesterday I visited Dendera – the Temple of Hathor, a one-hour drive from Luxor. Dendera lies along the Nile River near the small Egyptian town of Dendera. The temple was “inhabited in prehistory as an oasis on the west bank of the Nile, south of Qena”. The complex was less crowded than the tours I’ve taken in Luxor. Aerial View Dendera Temple – Viator It’s…

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Dendera Temple Complex 3

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

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Temple of Hathor at Dendera

Photo: Terence Waeland

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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.

[egypt-ancient-and-modern]

The god Khnum (left) with the goddess Heqet (right) moulding Why in a relief at the Dendera Temple complex.

[milky-rozen]

[ Dendera Zodiac Challenge - Part II 🩵💛 ]

[theantonian]

This portrait depicts Mark Antony's beloved wife Queen Cleopatra VII circa 45 BC in Greek and Egyptian dress. Based on descriptions by roman sources, she is shown left in her habitual Greek style as a Ptolemaic queen. The images on the right show her in Egyptian costume as Egyptian Isis as shown on temple reliefs at Dendera. These portraits are based on known likenesses in sculpture, coins and frescos dating from the first century BC. The features are based on a 3D scan of the head of Cleopatra in Berlin.

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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!