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Where in the world
Egypt
Temple of Edfu
Egyptian · Egypt
Field notes
- civilizations
- Egyptian
- types
- Temple
- occupied
- 237 BCE — 57 BCE
- country
- Egypt
The site
The Temple of Edfu stands on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt, dedicated to the falcon god Horus and one of the best-preserved shrines in the country. Built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BCE, its walls are covered in inscriptions that illuminate Hellenistic-era language, myth and religion. Among them are building texts and scenes of the sacred drama recounting the ancient conflict between Horus and Seth.
