Temple of Kom Ombo Temple of Kom Ombo Is Situated on the East Bank of the River Nile, Where a Wide Bend Encloses the Island of El Mansurya
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Temple of Kom ombo Temple of Kom ombo is situated on the east bank of the river Nile, where a wide bend encloses the island of El Mansurya. The sandbanks so caused must have been a favourite place for the crocodiles to sunbathe, so it is not surprising that the site is associated with Sobek the crocodile god. However, the temple is unusual in that it is dedicated to two deities, ( bek- Rorusthe elder, The area of Kom Ombo is known to have been settled from the prehistoric times and several early cemeteries have been found in the neighbourhood, while the present Ptolemaic and Roman temple built of sandstone from Gebal el Silsillah can only be the last of a long series of shrines on the same spot. Kom Ombo probably was one of the most prosperous cities of Egypt in the Ptolemaic period because it was the place where African elephants were trained for the Ptolemaic army Secondly, it was the cart of a separate province and on the road for the gold mines of the Eastern Desert and the caravan track to Nubia | P a g e Façade of the temple and the plan | P a g e It was built by Ptolemy VI and used by the gods of the gods, Horus and Apollo. The temple now entered from the west side, the mammisi is situated in its southwest corner the first Hypostyle Hall has some of the finest examples the late Prolemaic work, the capitals are of palm leaves, papyrus acid composite designs, the columns are well proportioned and executed. The two inner columns have never been completed, on the north eastern wall Polemy Ix is shown performing a foundation ceremony for Horus the elder The, nd Hypostyle Hall-is much smaller and the columns are much shorter than the lst, a large portion of the roof and much of the walls have been destroyed . On the left of the west side of the hall there is a scene which showing the King preceded by six standards and later purified by Thoth and Horus of Edlu. The three vestibules) are very badly damaged although there is well preserved part of the festival calendar of the temple of Kom ombo on the southeast corner of the nd vestibule showing the dates of the festivals within two months inundation season and the names of these festivals, which is amplified version of the Ancient Egyptian calendar of fentivals Medinet Habu). followinging these vestibules there are two badly ruined what sanctuaries | P a g e remains of them only are two grey diorite alters and the empty crypt of the temple. Behind the sanctuaries there are some un-finished rooms which have some interesting reliefs, some of them are showing, some outlines of red paints. The outer corridor show some reliefs of the Roman emperors (caraculla, Geta and Macrinus) all are making offerings to the gods. The features of mixing between ancient Egyptian and Greek art appear in the form of columns. | P a g e The gods of the temple First god sobek The temple is divided to two halves, the eastern half of the temple is dedicated to SobekRe, hiq wife form of Hathor) and his son the young'-moon god I Khonsu-Hor. This part of the temple was called Per Sobek, or The house of sobek Subek was taking the shape of a mummified crocodile or alive or human, the head of a crocodile which was Feathers and the sun disk. | P a g e Second Hours In the western half of the temple is dedicated to Horus the elder, his wife Hathor(here called Ta-sent-Nefret), and fiis son young Horus, (here called Pa Neb Taw). there was a Middle Kingdom temple in Fayoum which dated to the reigns of Amenemhat Ill and IV dedicated to Sobek and Horus, and at the other ombos which is to the north near Quena, both Horus the elder and Seth was worshipped there The forms of Hours | P a g e The outer corridor show some reliefs of the Roman Caraculla, Greta and Macrinus all are making emperors offerings to the gods. the famous On the northern wall of the other corridor there medical or surgical instruments. some scissors; suction cups, a papyrus rom, forceps, a scale, a curit for cutting bad tissues, bags having some herbs which would be used as a medicine, a saw and finally two ladies are seated represe ting probably Isis and Nefthys giving birth on the chair of bh. Outside the temple there is chapel of Hathor east side of the temple which is in a reasonably on the of the good state of preservation, and now it has some of mummified crocodiles and the rest in the Egyptian museum | P a g e ………………………………………… | P a g e .