Temple of Kom Ombo cover photo - 11981644

More Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Cover Photos

Cover photo description:
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris, also known as Horus the Elder, along with Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands).[4] The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis. The temple was started by Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145 BC) at the beginning of his reign and added to by other Ptolemys, most notably Ptolemy XIII (47-44 BC), who built the inner and outer hypostyle halls. The scene on the inner face of the rear wall of the temple is of particular interest, and probably represents a set of surgical instruments.

africa ancient antique antiquity archaeological archaeology archeology architecture aswan bas building cartouche carved city civilization column com cruise cultural culture destinations dynasty egypt egyptian emperor esna excavation faraon god heritage hieroglyphs historical history holiday king kingdom kom komombo landmark landscape monument museum nile old ombo pharaoh pillar ptolemy pyramids relief religion river rock ruin ruins sacred sculpture sky sobek statue stone temple tourism tourist tower town travel vacation view wall