the temple edfu ancient egyptian located west bank nile second largest egypt |
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The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt. Ptolemaic temple, built the reign of Cleopatra VII.
Of all the temple remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most completely preserved. |
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