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Edfu is an egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile river between Esna and Aswan. Edfu is the site of Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement.Although unassuming and unglamorous to the visiting tourists, Tell Edfu is a monument that contains evidence of more Egyptian history and is of more archaeological interest than the Ptolemaic temple.
Although major parts of the settlement show severe signs of erosion, cut away or have been exposed during sebakh-digging, enough is preserved to gain information from as far back as the Predynastic Period. The remains of the settlement (tell) provides an insight into the development of Edfu as a provincial town from the end of the Old Kingdom until the Byzantine period. The settlement at Edfu was the capital of the Second Upper Egypt nome, and played an important role within the region. The oldest part of the town which can be dated to the late Old Kingdom lies on the eastern part of the tell, not far from the Ptolemaic temple. There is evidence that the town flourished during the First Intermediate Period when it expanded extensively to the west. Interestingly, it is one of few settlements in southern Egypt that thrived when it seems that the north, especially around the delta, was in economic decline.
Although major parts of the settlement show severe signs of erosion, cut away or have been exposed during sebakh-digging, enough is preserved to gain information from as far back as the Predynastic Period. The remains of the settlement (tell) provides an insight into the development of Edfu as a provincial town from the end of the Old Kingdom until the Byzantine period. The settlement at Edfu was the capital of the Second Upper Egypt nome, and played an important role within the region. The oldest part of the town which can be dated to the late Old Kingdom lies on the eastern part of the tell, not far from the Ptolemaic temple. There is evidence that the town flourished during the First Intermediate Period when it expanded extensively to the west. Interestingly, it is one of few settlements in southern Egypt that thrived when it seems that the north, especially around the delta, was in economic decline.
Edfu Travel Blogs
Jun 22, 2007 – Jul 29, 2007
Amager, Denmark -› Istanbul, Turkey -› …
I wake up
the next morning it is actually a bit chilly - and I think about whether or not
to try to unpack my sleeping back and get down in it. I can't be bothered it
would mean work and it is too early in the morning to do something that takes
that much effort. I wonder why the felucca is stil…
Apr 01, 2008 – Jun 30, 2008
London, England, UK -› Cairo, Egypt -› …
Ayer contratamos un viaje en falúa desde Asúan hasta Kom Ombo para desde allí visitar el templo y dirigirnos a visitar el templo de Edfu. A las once de la mañana estamos montados en el barco esperando al resto de pasajeros. Los primeros en llegar fueron una pareja de chicos ingleses, más tarde…
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