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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

January 1963

Image ID

E.083

Alternate Identifier

B05.083

Subcollection

E - Lower Egypt, Edfu, and Bodrum

Abstract

The ambulatory surrounding the central structure behind the pronaos in the Temple of Horus.

Description

The walls of this area are filled with inscriptions and relief drawings. "The Building Texts inscribed on the outer girdle-walls provide details of its construction, and also preserve information about the mythical interpretation of this and all other temples as the Island of Creation. There are also important scenes and inscriptions of the Sacred Drama which related the age-old conflict between Horus and Seth" (David, 99).

References

David, Rosalie. Discovering Ancient Egypt. London: Facts On File, 1994.

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B05.083. Notes written on the slide of index: Edfu.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Edfu, Egypt

Keywords

Walls, Stone, Masonry, Temple, Egyptian, Egyptian Temple, Ambulatory, Third Century BC, Ptolemaic Period

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