Temple of Kom Ombo
PlaceAncient Egyptian Sites and Artifacts
Double temple in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty
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Temple of Kom Ombo
- Ancient Egyptian Sites and Artifacts
The Temple of Kom Ombo is a double temple in the town of Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed under the Ptolemaic dynasty between 180 and 47 BC, with later additions made during the Roman period. In ancient times the place was called NBU, meaning “Gold”. Greeks and Romans later called it OMBOS, while its Arabic name means “Mound of Gold”.
- Location
- Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt
- Construction period
- Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC
- Later additions
- Roman period
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Temple of Kom Ombo (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q1243401
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Olaf Tausch. CC BY 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsOlaf Tausch, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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