Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim

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ancient Egyptian temple open-air sanctuary rock-cut sanctuary

The Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut and open-air sanctuary in the Sinai Peninsula dedicated to the goddess Hathor, associated with mining expeditions and known for its numerous votive inscriptions and stelae.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Egyptian temple of Hathor (Timna)	1
temple of Hathor	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ open-air sanctuary ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ
associatedWith	Egyptian mining expeditions ⓘ turquoise mining ⓘ
culture	Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Hathor NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicationContext	state-organized mining expeditions ⓘ
expandedBy	Middle Kingdom pharaohs ⓘ New Kingdom pharaohs NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccessRoute	ancient paths from Nile Valley to Sinai mines ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidence	hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ royal and private stelae ⓘ statues of officials and deities ⓘ
hasDeityRole	Hathor as “Lady of Turquoise” ⓘ
hasFeature	inscribed stelae of officials ⓘ offering tables ⓘ open-air courts ⓘ processional way ⓘ rock-cut chambers ⓘ rock-cut shrines ⓘ royal cartouches ⓘ statues and reliefs ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ votive stelae ⓘ
hasVotivePractice	dedication of stelae by expedition leaders ⓘ offering of statues and small objects ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage	Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
locatedIn	Serabit el-Khadim NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialContext	sandstone plateau ⓘ
near	ancient turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadim ⓘ
notableFor	Sinai turquoise cult of Hathor ⓘ inscriptions recording mining expeditions ⓘ large number of votive stelae ⓘ
periodOfUse	Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	cult center for Hathor ⓘ religious focus of mining expeditions ⓘ
region	South Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
siteType	mountain sanctuary ⓘ temple complex ⓘ
usedFor	commemoration of mining missions ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ
worshippedDeityAspect	Hathor as goddess of the desert fringes ⓘ Hathor as protector of miners ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions → discoveredAt → Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim ⓘ

Timna Valley → hasPart → Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian temple of Hathor (Timna)

Serabit el-Khadim → knownFor → Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim ⓘ

this entity surface form: temple of Hathor