Behbeit el-Hagar

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Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in the Nile Delta known for the remains of a major temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis.

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Behbeit el-Hagar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian site
archaeological site
architecturalType Egyptian temple complex
condition ruined
constructionMaterial granite
country Egypt
culture Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
dedicatedTo Isis
dedicationType state-sponsored temple of Isis
discoveredBy European travelers in 19th century
excavatedBy Egyptian Antiquities Service
French archaeological missions
feature fragments of colossal statues
inscribed reliefs
scattered granite blocks
function cult center of Isis
pilgrimage site
hasCoordinate 30.9°N 31.5°E
hasDeity Horus
Isis
Osiris
hasNameVariant Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar
surface form: Behbeit el-Hagar Isis temple complex

Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar
surface form: Behbeit el-Hagar Temple of Isis
hasPart Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar
heritageStatus protected archaeological site of Egypt
inscriptionsLanguage hieroglyphic Egyptian
locatedIn Nile Delta
Sharqia Governorate
locatedNear Zagazig
village of Behbeit
nearbyWaterBody Damietta branch of the Nile
notableFor granite temple complex of Isis
large number of inscribed blocks
partOf Delta temple network of Isis
period Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt

Ptolemaic Kingdom
surface form: Ptolemaic period
relatedTo Canopus
Philae
religion ancient Egyptian religion
surveyedBy Henri Gauthier
Jean-Jacques Rifaud
Émile Chassinat
worshipType Isis cult center in the Delta

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Isis worshipCenter Behbeit el-Hagar