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<< Text Pages >> Imau Temple of Sekhmet - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Imau Temple of Sekhmet Alternative Name: Kom el-Hisn temple of Sekhmet, Temple of Het-Hert
Country: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Alexandria  Nearest Village: Kom el-Hisn
Latitude: 30.795500N  Longitude: 30.600363E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Ancient Temple in Lower Egypt (North)

Temple in an old Kingdom settlement dating to at least the 5th dynasty, when it was first mentioned. In antiquity it was situated near a branch of the Nile which has since shifted eastward, and it was also near the desert edge on the route to Libya. The name in Arabic means "Hill of the Fort," and this probably refers to the rectangular mudbrick temple enclosure of the ancient temple of Het-Hert, much of which still remained a century ago. Unfortunately, much of the site has suffered from agricultural expansion, with local farmers having removed most of the large earthen temple walls.
A statue of Pharaoh Amenemhet II of the 12th dynasty was found here. During the 19th Dynasty, Rames II renovated the temple of Het-Hert, and in the 22nd Dynasty, Sheshonq III expanded it.

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