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The sun temple of Nyuserre Ini at Abusir. Egyptian sun temples were ancient Egyptian temples to the sun god Ra. The term has come to mostly designate the temples built by six or seven pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. [1] However, sun temples would make a reappearance a thousand years later under Akhenaten in the New ...
Ra on the solar barque on his daily voyage across the sky (𓇯), adorned with the sun-disk. According to Egyptian myth, when Ra became too old and weary to reign on Earth he relinquished and went to the skies. [7] As the Sun god one of his duties was to carry the Sun cross the sky on his solar barque to light the day.
The temple was probably constructed late during Nyuserre's reign. It was built in honor of the Egyptian Sun god Ra and named (Ssp-ib-R’) meaning “Re’s Favorite Place” or "Joy of Re." [4] [2] The temple consists of a rectangular walled enclosure, 100 by 76 meters with an entrance situated on the eastern face. [3]
The sanctuary and colorful chambers are located on the uppermost level of a massive, iconic temple. Vibrant chambers of 3,400-year-old Egyptian sanctuary to sun god now open. See inside
The Sun Temple of Userkaf was an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to the sun god Ra built by pharaoh Userkaf, the founder of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, at the beginning of the 25th century BCE. The sun temple of Userkaf lies between the Abusir pyramid field to the south and the locality of Abu Gorab to the north, some 15 km (9.3 mi) south of ...
Most Egyptian towns had a temple, [83] but in some cases, as with mortuary temples or the temples in Nubia, the temple was a new foundation on previously empty land. [30] The exact site of a temple was often chosen for religious reasons; it might, for example, be the mythical birthplace or burial place of a god.
In ancient Egypt, Heliopolis was a regional center from predynastic times.. Model of a Votive Temple Gateway at Heliopolis, Dynasty XIX [11] It was principally notable as the cult center of the sun god Atum, who came to be identified with Ra [12] and then Horus.
Take a look at how experts are restoring the Temple of Horus to its original colors from over 2,000 years ago atop tall scaffolds.