Kom Ombo - Templo de Sobek y Haroeris

Kom Ombo is a farming village in Egypt of about 60,000 inhabitants, situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River, 40 kilometers north of Aswan and 165 miles south of Luxor. There is a large Nubian population from the south, displaced by the construction of Lake Nasser. The site is now known for its temple of the Ptolemaic era.

Location: 24 º 27 'N 32 º 57' E
Egyptian name: Nubt or Nubet. Greek name: Ombos. Arabic name: Kom Ombo
(Not to be confused with the city north of Naqada the same name: Ombos)

Originally, it was a settlement called Nubt, Egyptian nbt, which means "City of Gold." For location, enjoyed the s control over trade routes from Nubia were heading through the Nile Valley, but its importance grew with the construction of the temple in the second century BC

In Greek times, the city was in the Thebaid, and was the capital of the prefecture Ombita (the prefecture I of Upper Egypt), on the east bank of the Nile Ombos was a military fortress in all the Egyptian dynasties, with the Pharaohs to the Ptolemies and Romans, and enjoyed great fame by the grandeur of their temples and traditional enmity with the people of Tentyris (Dendera).

Temples

Remaining two temples, built with stone obtained from quarries nearby. The most notorious of the two is located on a sandy hill and seems to have been a sort of Pantheon because, according to the inscriptions known, had been dedicated to Haroeris (Apollo) and other deities of the nome Ombita by soldiers quartered there.

The smaller temple in the northwest, was dedicated to Isis. Both have an impressive architecture and still retain the brilliant colors that adorn the builders. Dating from the Ptolemaic era, with the exception of an entry of limestone, built in an adobe wall. Was part of a temple built by Tuthmosis III in honor of the god, embodied in crocodile, Sobek.

The temple of Kom Ombo, also known as temple of Sobek and Haroeris is in ruins, but it is impressive, especially for its location, which makes it stand out next to the Nile was excavated by Jacques de Morgan around 1893. It is an unusual building, completely symmetrical, with two entrances, two halls and two sanctuaries hypostyle. This is because it is dedicated to two gods: the left side of the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the old or large) and the right to Sobek, local deity with the head of a crocodile.د


I began to build Ptolemy VI in the second century BC, and Kom Ombo capital of a nome of Upper Egypt, Ptolemy XII and completed in the first century BC The Roman emperor Augustus added the pylon of the entrance to 30 BC In the room there was a small shrine at the time of Tuthmosis II was found remains dating from the XVIII Dynasty (1550 to 1063 BC)

Ornaments in the Pharaonic civilization

Ornaments, which are designed to what Lizzie its metalwork jewelry or stones, are the most important work of the goldsmith at the Egyptian pharaohs, the manufacture of gold or silver, decorated with some of the stones in some cases. He was known Bijadthm craft language and their mastery of it. These ornaments are attached to the chest, including what is placed in the hands or fingers, and it is placed on the leg. And attached elsewhere in the body such as the ears or nose or on the forehead, and some of which sweetened by the animal or valuables at home.
It is famous Andalmsrien jewelry, necklace. Made of gold or silver in most cases, may be linked from stones or bones or beads to each other.

Treasures of Tutankhamun - the sun god pendant - Trumpet of Tutankhamun

Pharaonic civilization has reached a substantial degree of prosperity and progress both in science and politics, art and civilization, progress in all areas, and areas of this development, one of the ornaments the technical aspects of 0
Jewelry played different roles in Egypt. In addition to the attraction of human nature for things of beauty; the jewelry had been important for religious and magical in the world of the ancient Egyptian, to protect the wearer from bad.

The ancient Egyptians started making jewelry since the modern Badari and Naqada in prehistoric times from the simple materials. Such as: branches of plants and shells, beads, stones or hard-bone, and these were organized in threads of flax or cow hair. To give some sparkle stones, ancient Egyptians began painting in the glass materials. And acquired skill of making jewelry out of semi-precious stones and different metals such as gold and silver since the time of the First Dynasty. The gold industry reached its peak in the Middle Kingdom, when Egyptians mastered the technical methods and accuracy in making pieces of jewelry. The gold industry has flourished in the era of the modern state, in an unprecedented way because of the systematic mining missions to the Eastern Desert and Nubia to extract metals. It was the metal handle and feed all types of semi-precious stones, known in Egypt, such as vaccination of gold and silver, agate and turquoise.

The jewelry used in daily life through the ages from ancient Egyptian history into Romanian. The ancient Egyptians were keen on keeping a large number of pieces of jewelry inside the tombs, and these were placed on the body of the deceased. We have found large numbers of pieces of jewelry graves, including wreaths and crowns or collars and install Alharatabiey nickname and ornaments of various types of plastic: such as rosettes, small gold hoops and bands of simple jewelry. There were also different types of belts; such as waist belts and belts hanging down, vertical bars, and also the types of jewelry earrings, bracelets, anklets, rings, contracts, and vest.


The chest type of jewelry that never appeared in any of the other civilizations and only appearance on the ancient Egyptian civilization, and were worn around the chest. It was usually made of gold, or metal faint gold and even if made of cheap material, it was painted yellow to take the appearance of gold. It is still wearing the vest of gold known in the Egyptian countryside, and the chest taken in this case a different name; is "Alcardan." The dream of every girl to wear a rural Kordan gold boasts it.

Beautification ornaments not limited to women, men in Egypt were using ornaments as well; until the Roman era, but since the advent of Christianity to the country and turned many people to the new religion, the ornaments and manifestations of extravagance and luxury and has become less common; and was replaced by manifestations of piety and religion. Own LinuxFocus ornaments of cheaper materials bearing Christian symbols; such as the cross and doves and the sign of life "Ankh" hieroglyphics; instead of talisman and amulets that were used before. After the advent of Islam to Egypt, wife of men, especially gold jewelery adornment; and continue to use alternative materials silver.
Have been found on various types of sticks that were used Kaasi ceremonies or Mzbat wands or sticks or crutches or brackets. It was the sticks are usually made of wood, and sometimes blurred the Browse or gold and fed semi-precious stones.
Bracelets from the Tomb of King Jr.

Bracelet of Queen Ahhotep

Bracelet of King Psusennes first

A piece of jewelry found in the tomb of Tutankhamun

Wreath of Princess Knomit

Mantra in the form of an eagle
A group of jewelry Pharaonic *

A Pharaonic jewelry.

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Pharaonic jewelry. # PH1006

Maliq series by a statue of the Goddess Isis

golden belt

A belt decorated with gold beaded

Earring Pendants

Fashion permission of King Seti II

Ring of Psusennes

A pair of bracelets for the first King Psusennes

A pair of earrings of King Ramses atheist ten

Gold chains, Princess Khnumit

Cylindrical bracelet of Psusennes first

Bracelet of Queen Ahhotep

Linking around the neck, hanging on the chest. That the necklace in the language of the general term called many things. It was put
Bangle from cosmetics as well. Has been used by the people of Egypt established by the women in her hands. That some of the combatants were using the bracelets, and boast in the war.
The earring, ear ornaments, it is attached Bahmp permission of gold or diamonds