Temple of Satet

Temple of Satet
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Founded around 3200 BC during the late Predynastic Period, the Temple of Satet on Elephantine island was dedicated to the goddess Satet, who personified the Nile inundation[1]. The temple was repeatedly enlarged and renovated throughout the Early Dynastic Period and continued for over 3,000 years until the Ptolemaic Period[1]. It represents the best-documented example of an ancient Egyptian temple whose construction spans the entire pharaonic period[1].

TypeTemple complex
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryEgypt
Coordinates24.0851° N, 32.8868° E

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