Temple of Edfu

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ancient Egyptian temple archaeological site

The Temple of Edfu is one of the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temples, dedicated to the falcon god Horus and renowned for its monumental architecture and detailed hieroglyphic inscriptions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Horus at Edfu	5
Temple of Edfu canonical	2
Edfu Temple	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Temple of Edfu ⓘ surface form: Temple of Horus at Edfu
architecturalStyle	Ptolemaic temple architecture ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
constructionEnd	57 BC ⓘ
constructionStart	237 BC ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Ptolemaic Egypt
dedicatedTo	Horus ⓘ
distanceToAswan	approximately 110 km north of Aswan ⓘ
distanceToLuxor	approximately 100 km south of Luxor ⓘ
hasFeature	ambulatory ⓘ birth house ⓘ colonnaded courtyard ⓘ crypts ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ inner court ⓘ massive pylon entrance ⓘ naos ⓘ nilometer ⓘ outer court ⓘ relief-decorated walls ⓘ sacred barque shrine ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ statues of Horus as a falcon ⓘ
hasOrientation	east–west axis ⓘ
inscriptionsDescribe	Ptolemaic kingship ideology ⓘ myth of Horus and Seth ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ temple foundation ceremonies ⓘ
knownFor	detailed reliefs ⓘ extensive hieroglyphic texts ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ
locatedIn	Aswan Governorate ⓘ Edfu ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
nearbyCity	Edfu ⓘ
partOf	series of Ptolemaic temples along the Nile ⓘ
period	Hellenistic period ⓘ
primaryDeity	Horus ⓘ surface form: Horus of Edfu
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
situatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	part of tentative World Heritage context of ancient Egyptian temples (country-level heritage lists) ⓘ
usedFor	cult of Horus ⓘ processions on the Nile ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ