The Temple of Dendur was built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 BC. It was dedicated to Isis and Osiris, as well as two deified sons of a local Nubian chieftain. In the 1960s, the temple was removed from its original location and given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
About Temple of Dendur in brief
The Temple of Dendur was built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 BC, as one of many Egyptian temples commissioned by the emperor Augustus. It was dedicated to Isis and Osiris, as well as two deified sons of a local Nubian chieftain, Pediese and Pihor. In the 1960s, the temple was removed from its original location and given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA, where it has been exhibited since 1978. The temple is constructed from sandstone and measures 25 meters from the front stone gate to its rear, and 8 meters from its lowest to its highest point.
A 30-meter cult terrace overlooks the Nile. On the outer walls, Emperor Augustus is depicted as a pharaoh making offerings to the deities Isis, Osiris, and their son Horus. The middle room, which was used for offerings, and the sanctuary of Isis at the rear of the temple are undecorated but for reliefs on the door frame and backwall of the sanctuary.
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