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Deir
el-Medina: temples of Het-Hert and Ma'at
The
Temple of Het-Hert lay within the walled enclosure in the center
of
the image, while the Temple of Ma'at was just outside the wall to
the
right (see plan). Het-Hert and Ma'at were deities
worshipped in the necropolis at Deir el Medina. Others celebrated in the
temples of this town of artisans were Imhotep, the 3rd Dynasty
architect of Djoser; and
Amenhotep son of Hapu. Both were deified in their lifetimes.
The late temple in the enclosure dates from 220-145 BC, during the the reigns of Ptolemy IV
Philopator, Ptolemy
Philometor, and Ptolemy Neos Dionysos.
The
temple compound was later converted into a Coptic monastery, the
source of the name Deir el-Medina (Convent of
the Town).
.
Fig.1: View of temples at Deir el-Medina
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