Temple Dandara

Similar to planning a temple with the temple of Edfu, Dandara and is likely that it was built on the same chart. But did not complete the rest of the elements of a perimeter fence and the yard and pylon as it was planned. There is the Temple of Dendera inside the perimeter fence, large back compartment of the family house of 11 and the birth of the family, 30, limited to Ptolemaic, temple Aiues from the era of August, a large temple of Hathor from the late Ptolemaic period to the beginning of the Roman era, the birth house of Roman era, a holy lake, the boat Mksorp near the lake and clinic. And several wells because the priests continued to build a temple to the ancient times, the text mentions of Dendera the following:
"States De: planning great Airent, to renew the effect of which was built by King Aljnor and the north, Mr. earths (the best of Ra, the master of the Transfiguration, Jehoty MS according to the ancient writings of his grandfather in the reign of King Khufu."

1. Large Hypostyle Hall

2. Second, Small Hypostyle Hall

3. Laboratory

4. Storage Magazine

5. Offering Entry

6. Treasury

7. Exit to Well

8. Access to Stairwell

9. Offering Hall

10. Hall of the Ennead

11. Great Seat (central Shrine)/Main Sanctuary

12. Shrine of the Nome of Dendera

13. Shrine of Isis

14. Shrine of Sokar

15. Shrine of Harsomtus

16. Shrine of Hathor's Sistrum

17. Shrine of Gods of Lower Egypt

18. Shrine of Heathor

19. Shrine of the Throne of Re

20: Shrine of Re

21. Shrine of Menat Collar

22. Shrine of Ihy

23. The Pure Place

24. Court of the First Feast

25. Passage

26. Staircase to Roof

Lead the temple gate to the lobby columns [G] "Pronaos" has shown in the era of Emperor Etbirios and decorated walls in the era of Caligula and Claudius and Nero and similar in layout Mthleetha in the temple of Edfu, and the twenty-four columns with capitals Anhorip and lead door to the temple the original and which studies have shown that modern construction due to the age of Ptolemy XII. The area of the temple the original 81 × 38 m has built of sandstone and consists of:
Hall is based on six pillars Anhorip known as the Transfiguration hall
Three rooms on the eastern side, namely:
Plant room, store room, the Hall of offerings known as the Central hall.
And three rooms on the western side:
Room store "treasures", the Hall of Central Hall, the Hall of the cabin.
Then after that we get into the Hall of offerings, including the entrance of western wall leads to peace and through the western corridor to the store room and then to the hall. The entrance to the eastern wall leads to the East Hall of peace
The axis of the temple up the entrance hall to the hall offerings Altasus and before the Holy of Holies and surrounded by several rooms, east and west:

East side

Textile Hall, Hall and exposed Brat, Hall of Bast, Soccer Hall of Osiris, Hall of Poplar Smataaoy.
The western side:

Almnit Hall, the Hall of Ihy.
The statues of gods phones in the yard and provide them with many of the offerings have been processed in "and played" Vtdhn fat and wear and decorate for the preparation of rejoicing, "union with the sun" This celebration occurs on several occasions but especially on the feast of the new year, in which attending the statues of gods from the vaults Temple Hall of the "and played" where wear and equipped with all its symbols and then carried by many of the priests and go up the peace-west to the roof of the temple heading to a room "Josag" in the southwest corner where they are exposed to the sun, and thus perceive a strong new vitality for the new year and finally bear statues and down the convoy on the road to peace in the east to the temple ie "and played" a part of the theater, which was carried out by

Isis


Isis



Temple of Hathor

the celebrations of the beginning of the new year.
There on the surface in addition to Jawasaq-Zone, each consisting of two rooms and a courtyard and were devoted, as in the other temples of this era for the worship of Osiris in the month of Kiahk. There Onchudtan one long praise of Osiris in all regions and little places of worship of Osiris in all parts of the world and the text is on both sides of the courtyard of the sun of rooms from the West to Osiris and have a clear link text Kiahk P yard light to rooms of Oriental and other short-and some differences show some new opinions to the priests and the rooms of worship The surface has been known since the modern state, but usually open and dedicated to the worship of the sun.
House of birth:

A separate building where ceremonies are held each year to celebrate the birthday of the god I'm young Ihy Lady Hathor Dendera and Horus Alidfoy. And returns this ritual at least until the age of Hatshepsut, according to legend, the date her mother was a human being with normal human beings, while her father was the god Amun, but now under foreign rule, the priests moved the Christmas story to the world of the gods completely.

The Dendera Temple is the only one who holds the text of the establishment of the Greek does not see with the naked eye. It was believed that Cleopatra VII photographed only twice on the back of the temple of Dendera, but proved to the study of their titles and distinguished crown as depicted in this temple 63 times in different places.
Scientists have known that the views recorded on the walls have been developed according to the particular system studied has certain rules must be observed and it becomes impossible to understand the texts they been well named Philip Darshan this system the "rules of the temple" was followed by an important study for "Erich Winter," which pointed out the important example of the rules the temple in the texts of the rite is that the






the content changes according to the level of its existing scene. Ie when studying the landscape or the weather must observe certain rules, including the adjacent landscape or the weather or what is known as contrast Balsimitrip. As well as in mind that each landscape does not necessarily reflect Weather For to worship, but includes specific details of the balcony where the temple is a microcosm of the universe, therefore, reflect the architectural elements of the universe, therefore, be a place Ouchaa view of particular importance. We must not read or understand the text separate from the landscape architectural element or where it is and within the rules of the temple, which was also observed by clothing and crowns, have proved to be the king when the weather, he wears a crown of God associated with this weather. If the scenes of certain recorded in the two places are located geographically on the direction of North and South, we find the king wearing a crown appropriate for the direction of the geographical as well as to choose the titles of certain of the king or God for specific reasons, or choose words certain to revive the idea of specific, everything is carefully selected and advanced search more steps in this way to understand the "rules of the temple"