Ain el-Muftella
Ain el-Muftella (also: Ain el-Muftilla , Arabic عين المفتلا ʿAin al-Muftillā ) is an archaeological site in the Baharija Oasisin Egypt . The temple district from the late Egyptian period is located northwest of the city of al-Bawiti .
In 1938/1939, four chapels from the time of Pharaoh Amasis ( 26th Dynasty ) were uncovered on this area by Ahmed Fakhry , which are of different sizes and have been in a different state of preservation. Some are decorated with painted sunken reliefs, which mainly show the king and the governor of the oasis during sacrificial rituals. The main building measures 5.8 × 16.8 m , has a two-room sanctuary and was dedicated to the Theban gods. The god Bes was worshiped in the 10 × 12.5 m chapel in front .
literature
- Ahmed Fakhry : The Egyptian Deserts. Bahria Oasis I. Cairo 1942, pp. 150-171.
- Françoise Labrique : Le catalog divin de Ayn al-Mouftella: jeux de miroir autour de "celui qui est dans ce temple". In: Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. Vol. 104, Cairo 2004, pp. 327-357.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ahmed Fakhry: The Egyptian Deserts. Bahria Oasis I. p. 151, fig. 117.
- ↑ Ahmed Fakhry: The Egyptian Deserts. Bahria Oasis I. p. 165, fig. 119.
Coordinates: 28 ° 21 '24.9 " N , 28 ° 50' 47.8" E