Boat station
The barque station is an ancient Egyptian resting place for the gods' barque during processions and was located inside or outside the temple wall. It either consisted of a canopy or a tent-shaped shelter or was expanded into a small, stone kiosk .
The hypostyle was usually the first barge station on the way of the gods' barge and was called "Hall of Appearance (of the cult image)". The raised central nave could serve as a column kiosk, which was set in a hall consisting of lower porticoed halls (Hypostyle of Karnak , west hall of the Ptah temple of Memphis ). The second barge station was often located in the Tempelhof and was in the form of a kiosk with locked barriers between the pillars. The next station was again a kiosk and was erected in front of the pylon , especially during the Ethiopian period. The back wall was leaning against the pylon facade ( Hajit in Egyptian ). The outer columns were either connected to one another by half-height barriers and only had passages on the main axis (e.g. Hibis Temple ) or they consisted of parallel rows of columns that remained open at the front and sides and only provided a shade canopy for cult activities ( e.g. in Karnak and Luxor ).
At a greater distance from the sanctuary of departure there were other barge stations, e.g. B. as in Philae on the river bank, which often took the form of a temple . The barge was carried up the front and placed on a pedestal in a shrine surrounded by pillars. Barge stations played a special role , especially in the barge processions of the New Kingdom . The most elaborate boat stations were probably owned by the Maru temples .
literature
- Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture . Albatros, 2000, ISBN 3-491-96001-0 , pp. 35-36 (→ Barkenstation).
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold: Lexikon der ägyptischen Baukunst , pp. 35–36, → Barkenstation.