Wabet
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wabet / uabet wˁb.t The pure [place] |
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A wabet also uabet is a small sanctuary with an upstream atrium within ancient Egyptian temples of Greco-Roman times . The cult room is separated from the atrium by a barrier wall with two columns . The room group is located next to the roof staircase of the temple.
The Wabet probably developed from the solar sanctuaries of the New Kingdom , which were attached to the million year houses . For the Egyptian New Year celebrations , the place served to unite the cult images with the sun disk .
Well-known examples
- Temple of Dendera
- Temple of Shenhur
- Temple of El-Qala
- Edfu Temple
- Double Temple of Kom Ombo
- Kalabsha
literature
- Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture . Albatros, 2000, ISBN 3491960010 , p. 277, → Wabet.
- Filip Coppens: The Wabet. Tradition and Innovation in Temples of the Ptolemaic and Roman Period. Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University Prague , 2007 ISBN 978-80-7308-190-4