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The Temple of kom ombo 1

Detail of a column carving at the remains of The temple of kom ombo

It became a Greek settlement during the Greco-Roman Period.
The town's location on the Nile gave it some control over trade routes from Nubia to the Nile Valley, but its main rise to prominence came with the erection of

the Temple of kom ombo

 in the 2nd century BC.

The Temple of kom ombo is dedicated to the deities Sobek, the

crocodile gods

, and Horus the god, the hawk-headed god of the morning sun., most of its relief decoration having been completed in the first century BCE.
The architectural plan of

the Temple of kom ombo

 is unusual in that it effectively combines two traditional cult temples into one.
Each side has its own individual sanctuary and offering tables to avoid any jealousy.
This was why

the Temple of kom ombo

 was called both "House of the Crocodile" and "Castle of the Falcon".
An imaginary line divides

the Temple of kom ombo

 longitudinally into two parts, each with its entrance, hypostyle halls, chapels, etc.
The right part of

the Temple of kom ombo

 was consecrated to Sobek, the left to Horus the god, whose winged disk that protects from all evils is depicted over all the entrance portals.

Sobek is associated with the wicked god Seth, the enemy of Horus the god.
In the Horus the god myth the allies of Seth made their escape by changing themselves into

crocodiles in Ancient Egypt

.


Sobek’s chief sanctuary was at Kom Ombo, where there were once huge numbers of

crocodiles in Ancient Egypt

.
Until recent times the

Egypt

ian Nile was infested with these ferocious animals, who would lay on the riverbank and devour animals and humans alike.
So it is not surprising that the local inhabitants went in fear.

They believed that as a totem animal, and object of worship, it would not attack them.
Captive

crocodiles in Ancient Egypt

 were kept within

the Temple of kom ombo

 and many mummified

crocodiles in Ancient Egypt

 have been found in cemeteries, some of which can be seen in

the Temple of kom ombo

 sanctuary today.
A feature of the temples features is a double row of doors leading to a double sanctuary.

The Northern half is dedicated to the falcon god

Haroeris

, or Horus the god The Elder.

The Southern half is dedicated to the

crocodile gods

 Sobek.
The two gods are related through their families .

Haroeris

 wife Tesentnefet (The Good Sister) and son panebtawy (Lord Of The Two Lands).
Sobeks consort

Hathor

 and son Khonsu.

The Southern half develops the theme of the King entering the Temple, followed by spirits bearing the produce of the Land

of

Egypt

.
On the inner face of the second enclosure is a unique illustration of surgical instruments.

Sobek wears a crown of double plumes which rest on horizontal, curved ram’s horns.
A sun disk sits at the center base of the plumes, and uraei (rearing cobras) rest on each side.

Sobek

	Detail of a column carving at the remains of The temple of kom ombo
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