The "Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs" is working with "the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)" to study and rehabilitation of the small temple of Deir el Sheluit (or Chelouit). They thus follow the research conducted by Karl Richard Lepsius (nineteenth middle), the Waseda univesity (1971-1979) and finally by the French mission led by Christiane Zivie in 1992.
Deir el Sheluit is located on the west bank of Luxor, 4 km from the temple Medinet Habu, just after the site of the former palace of Amenhotep III and S'habou birket (Malgatta).
This temple, built for the worship of Isis, dates from the 2nd and 1st
centuries BC, but some think are the front and in the reign of
Nectanebo II (360-342 BC).
Christiane Zivie in his archaeological study ("The Temple of Deir el Chelouit", Cairo, 1992), states that "The building on the west bank of Thebes, the temple of Deir el Chelouit, dedicated to Isis who resides in the Western editing devoted to Roman times, the primary role acquired by the goddess Djémé. "On the other hand, Boraik Mansour, in an interview with Al-Arham weekly (3-9 May 2012) says "It is unusual to find in Thebes, a temple that is dedicated solely to Isis, with no association ' the worship of the Theban triad. "According to David Klotz, it seems that his worship could, however, be associated with that of Bukhis bull. It also indicates that the temple was used as a repository of sacred boat during religious processions between the temples of Medinet Habu and Armant.