Temple of Kalabsha

There are stairs to the roof at either end of the pylon and inside the pylon itself are storage rooms, two on each side. The granite gate of the temple is in the Berlin Museum

Courtyard of Kalabsha Temple, Aswan
Courtyard of Kalabsha Temple, Aswan

Inside, the temple is decorated with scenes of the pharaoh being blessed by Thoth and Horus and decrees from the local governors — including one to expel the pigs from the temple in 249 CE. THere is also a large relief of a horseman in roman dress and a winged Victory, a very Greco-Roman image.

Beautiful bas-relief
Beautiful bas-relief
the king, offering to Mandulis
the king, offering to Mandulis

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