Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo

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The Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo is a small archaeological museum in Egypt dedicated to mummified crocodiles and artifacts related to the ancient worship of the crocodile god Sobek near the Kom Ombo Temple.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological museum
museum in Egypt
access open to the public
adjacentTo Temple of Kom Ombo
associatedDeity Sobek
country Egypt
dedicatedTo ancient Egyptian crocodile cult
mummified crocodiles
exhibits crocodile sarcophagi
mummified crocodiles
offering tables
ostraca and inscriptions
statues of Sobek
stelae related to Sobek worship
focusesOnPeriod Ptolemaic Kingdom
surface form: Ptolemaic period

Roman period in Egypt
function education about the cult of Sobek
preservation of crocodile-related antiquities
support to Kom Ombo Temple visitor experience
hasExhibitType funerary objects
mummies
religious iconography
languageOfSignage Arabic
English
locatedIn Aswan Governorate
Kom Ombo
locatedNear Temple of Kom Ombo
surface form: Kom Ombo Temple
mainDeityContext Sobek
nearbyRiver Nile
operatedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
region Upper Egypt
relatedTo Kom Ombo
surface form: Kom Ombo crocodile necropolis

cult of Sobek at Kom Ombo
religionContext ancient Egyptian religion
subjectOf tourist visits
theme ancient Egyptian religion
crocodile worship in ancient Egypt
tourismCategory archaeological tourism site
cultural tourism site
typeOfCollection archaeological artifacts
religious artifacts

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Egyptian museums include Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo