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The Pronaos Reliefs at Deir el-Haggar Temple: more light on the local theology

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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EGYPTOLOGY

Abstract

The present study provides the systematic epigraphic documentation and publication of the reliefs and hieroglyphic texts on the Pronaos at Deir el-Haggar temple by giving a much-needed of scenes facsimiles, translation and the detailed discussion of the Roman emperors' decorations distribution. Also with careful analyses of the decorative programme of the offering scenes, this approach will argue that the temple was mainly dedicated to the Theban triad. Several details strongly make this assumption is far from accurate and suggest that the temple was dedicated to a local pantheon consisted of Amun, Thoth, Khonsu and Min jointly. All of these gods predominate the majority of offering scenes on the two jambs of the doorways of sanctuary, Offering Hall and the scond Hypostel Hall, most likely a reference to the main gods. Furthermore analysis of the iconographic details display the duality of the solar and lunar aspects of the main gods as a personification of eternal cycle of the sun and the moon.

DOI

10.21608/shedet.2023.196426.1184

Keywords

Deir el-Haggar, Dakhleh Oasis, the Pronaos, lunar and solar theology

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Safina

MiddleName

khalafAllah

Affiliation

faculty of Art, New valley University

Email

aks00@fayoum.edu.eg

City

New valley

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Volume

12

Article Issue

12

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44494

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2023-02-26

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

94

Page End

120

Print ISSN

2356-8704

Online ISSN

2536-9954

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Shedet

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The Pronaos Reliefs at Deir el-Haggar Temple: more light on the local theology

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25 Dec 2024