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.

Field notes

civilizations

Egyptian

types

Temple

occupied

237 BCE — 57 BCE

country

Egypt

elevation

86 m above sea level