Dendérah

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Dendérah is an ancient Egyptian temple complex on the west bank of the Nile, best known for its well-preserved Temple of Hathor and richly decorated astronomical ceilings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple complex
archaeological site
religious complex
associatedWith Dendera zodiac
linked to: zodiac of Dendera

Egyptian temple astronomy
astronomical iconography
constructionOfMainTempleBegan Ptolemy XII era
linked to: Ptolemy XII Auletes
constructionOfMainTempleCompleted Roman emperor Tiberius era
country Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian
dedicatedTo Hathor
earlierOccupation Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
hasDeity Hathor
Horus
Ihi
Isis
Osiris
hasFeature astronomical ceilings
crypts beneath the temple
hieroglyphic inscriptions
massive enclosure wall
reliefs of Ptolemaic and Roman rulers
richly decorated reliefs
rooftop chapels
zodiac ceiling relief
hasMainTemple Temple of Hathor at Dendérah
hasStructure Roman kiosks
Temple of Hathor at Dendérah
Temple of Isis at Dendérah
birth house (mammisi)
sacred lake
sanatorium
knownFor astronomical ceilings
well-preserved architectural elements
well-preserved reliefs
zodiac ceiling
locatedIn Qena Governorate
locatedNear city of Qena
modern town of Dendera
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
managedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
nearbyRegion Upper Egypt
period Ptolemaic period
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman period in Egypt
religiousFunction cult center of Hathor
pilgrimage site
tourism popular tourist destination in Upper Egypt

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