Plan: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, 1929, Vol. 9, PL I — My line drawing of the winged disk: Kurth, Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Vol. 1, Edfu VIII, 1998, Abteilung I Übersetzungen; Band 1: Edfou VIII, Supplementary Material; Edfu-Pylon Photos No. 36 — The registers: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, 1928, Vol 10, PL. CXLVI, … [Read more…]
The posts about the Temple of Edfu are dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dieter Kurth’s groundbreaking work on its Ptolemaic inscriptions. Here is a numbered list of Kurth’s key translations of the Edfu inscriptions (from Abteilung I Übersetzungen): Other relevant Kurth publications include The Temple of Edfu: A Guide by an Ancient Egyptian Priest (2004, translated … [Read more…]
🎥In Edfu Temple the king👑 & gods 🦅 haul a giant cast net 🕸️ —trapping birds 🐦, beasts & enemies as pure chaos. Ritual protection carved in stone 💪.
A living falcon chosen by Horus himself. Selected by an oracle, carried in procession, enthroned with New Year rites & royal anointing at Edfu. The sacred bird that ruled as a living god.Watch the ritual 🦅
A 300-Meter Ancient Egyptian Priest’s Secret Tour of the World’s Most Perfect Temple 🏛️✨
Harsiese (Horus) 🦅 crushing Seth 🔴🫏after years of marsh hunting. Grown strong💪, he wins 🥇decisively.
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 222, 223 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 393-395 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plate … [Read more…]
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 221 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 392, 393 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXXIII, DLXXXIV
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 220, 221 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, p 392 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plate … [Read more…]
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 219, 220 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, p 391 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXXII, … [Read more…]