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Remains of the temple of Toth, central sanctuary of Hermopolis, seen between the tomb of Petosiris, priest of Toth, 300 BCE and the Graeco-Roman funerary chapel of Ptolemais.
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Remains of the temple of Toth, central sanctuary of Hermopolis, seen between...

Tomb chapel of Petosiris, High Priest of Toth, who built the chapel for his father, brother and himself. In front of the chapel a horned altar. Around 300 BCE.
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Tomb chapel of Petosiris, High Priest of Toth, who built the chapel for...

Columns with papyrus- and lotus bud capitals in the Ptolemaic-Roman temple at Esna.
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Columns with papyrus- and lotus bud capitals in the Ptolemaic-Roman temp...

Ruins of Tanis, perhaps once the capital Avaris of the Hyksos rulers (18th BCE) and always an important Egyptian settlement. Ramses II built a huge temple for the god Amon-Ra. The entire area is strewn with statues, inscriptions, obelisks and reliefs.
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Ruins of Tanis, perhaps once the capital Avaris of the Hyksos rulers (18th...

Hathor capitals in the yard of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, a temple built during the reigns of Emperors Domitian and Trajan (81-117 CE)
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Hathor capitals in the yard of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, a temple bui...

Mammisi of Nectanebo, foreground, and "sanatorium" of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera, one of the "healing" temples in Egypt. Although a much earlier temple existed in Dendera, the present building dates from the Ptolemaic and Roman period.
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Mammisi of Nectanebo, foreground, and "sanatorium" of the Temple of Hathor...

Hathor columns in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple at Dendera, built under Emperors Trajan and Domitian, 81-117 CE
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Hathor columns in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple at Dendera, built...

Columns in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, built under Emperors Trajan and Domitian, 81-117 CE
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Columns in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, built under...

Columns with Hathor capitals in the hypostyle hall, Temple of Hathor, Dendera.
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Columns with Hathor capitals in the hypostyle hall, Temple of Hathor, Dender...

Columns with Hathor capitals in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple in Dendera. Reliefs on walls are religious texts stating days of festivals and observation of rituals.
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Columns with Hathor capitals in the hypostyle hall of the Hathor Temple in...

"Chapel of the Union with the Disk", on the roof of the Hathor Temple in in Dendera.
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"Chapel of the Union with the Disk", on the roof of the Hathor Temple in in...

"Chapel of the Union with the Disk" on the roof of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera.
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"Chapel of the Union with the Disk" on the roof of the Temple of Hathor, De...