This small Ptolemaic temple is located on the west bank of Luxor, Medinet Habu after, on the left towards Malgatta. It is very "discreet", partially hidden by a wall, the gate was closed for a long time. Cleaned in recent years it has opened to the public. It is now available with the entrance ticket to the temple of Medinet Habu.
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is the presentation in fact Jollois in the "Description of Egypt".
"This small temple, if we judge by its extent, is of little importance
it has not been done, that 'Obviously
announce its portico barely sided and unadorned walls, but it deserves
to be seen, because, containing fully completed sculptures and others
that are sketched, it shows the different steps of the work of artists Egyptian in the execution of the reliefs. "The temple has been studied by the IFAO first time in 1909. Then, the
institute has resumed his studies in 2000, in collaboration with Claude
and Annie Schweitzer Traunecker University Marc Bloc of Strasbourg and
the CSA.Ibis dedicated to Thoth, lord of divine words, it was built under Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II.In
an interview with Al-Ahram online, Mohamed Beabesh, inspector of
antiquities of the West Bank of Luxor, said that the architecture of the
temple is intact, but the decorations have suffered greatly because of
significant humidity and erosion. It also notes that the scenes of the temple are painted and not carved, which is very rare in the Ptolemaic period. He explains this by the fact that the temple was not completed.