“I took hold of that scourge -filled ship and crushed it between my limbs, hurtling it into the second sun, the red one that gave me strength. But I was too late." Terraformer
-before reconstruction
The temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty by Ptolemy VI Philometor (180-145BC) and it was added to by each new Ptolmy. During the Roman period even more additions. The building is special because it built for two triads of deities. There were two halls, courts, even sanctuaries and rooms for each god. The southern part was for Sobek, the god of fertility and the creator of the world with his wife Hathor and Khonsu their son. The northern part was for the falcon god known as Haroeris or Horus the Elder (Harwer) and his wife Hathor-ta-sent-nefert plus their son Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Land).
*after reconstruction
*The god Haroesis with his consort
Much of the temple was destroyed by earthquakes, the Nile, and builders who used it’s stones to create other projects. It was once used as a church, but in 1893 Jacques De Morgan cleared the debris and restored the temple. He was the director of antiquities in Egypt during the 19th century. He also worked at Stonehenge and the Persepolis. His job sounds adventurous!
*Pharaoh offering Lotus, Papyrus, and incense to the gods
*The Pharaoh being bathed by the Gods, proving that he was the chosen one of the gods and therefore equal.
One of the reasons it is called the Crocodile Temple is because over 300 crocodile mummies were found at Kom Ombo. EEEW! One was almost 4 meters long crocodile coated with resin had over 25 mummified hatchlings attached to it’s back, and was thought to the be reincarnation of Sobek. It makes Colleen’s Reawakend series seem tame. The Nile was infested with innumerable crocodiles. They laid in wait to catch their dinner and liked both humans and animals. The ancient Egyptians believed if they honored the crocodile as a God, then they would be safe from attacks. Inside the temple was a well where they kept a crocodile, they kept him there to purify him. After the death of this crocodile they mummified and buried with ceremonies equal to a king.
The temple was also used for civic purposes as a mental and surgical hospital. Several surgical instruments and usage are carved in the outer walls. I’m sure that those in the medical field will see some carvings of tools used today. Scalpels, measures, and something that looks like a pumpkin scooper to me. It proves that ancient Egyptians were advanced.
Resource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Kom_Ombo
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I'm Shara, a wife, mother, bargain shopper, and I love to critique everything from food to mascara. I'm a sister of Colleen who lives in the desert of Arizona. My favorite time of day is when I pretend my kids are asleep upstairs, and I can catch up on my favorite shows with my handsome husband. Once Upon a Time, Dr. Who, Mythbusters (husband's choice), Big Bang Theory, Sherlock, and Castle. I turned 40 but feel around 30ish, and wonder where the time has gone. I love new clothes, new make-up, new food, and anything new to try out and critique. It's not mean, I promise, I just really like to figure out how to make things better :-)