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  • Columned Hall

    Columned Hall

    The Collumned Hall comes after it, which is higher than the rooms mentioned and wider on the right and left sides: it is 40 cubits by 36, with a total height of 30 cubits, and it is most perfectly carved on its inside with reliefs. The House of the Morning and the House of Papyrus Rolls are on the right and left sides of it. There is a small door in it, facing eastwards. 18 perfect columns support the [horizon (the ceiling)], just as the sky is supported under the Winged Scarab.

    – The Great Building Inscription of the Edfu Temple Translated by Dieter Kurth

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    About the Columned Hall

    The Outer Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Horus in Edfu, known in Egyptian as the “hall in front of the sanctuary” (equivalent to the Greek pronaos), is a grand space supported by massive columns. These columns have capitals decorated in elaborate composite styles, symbolizing the lush vegetation of the Nile swamps. The colossal roof slabs rest upon these columns, creating an imposing architectural feature.

    On one side of the hall is a small room known as the pr dwAt House of the Morning, where the king underwent ritual purification before entering the temple proper. Opposite this, there is another small room representing the temple library. A notable feature of the hall is a depiction of the king in the twA-p.t pose, where he raises his arms in a gesture reenacting the moment of creation, when the god Shu lifted the heavens from the earth, establishing order and dispelling chaos.

    The Columned Hall or Outer Hypostyle Hall is the smaller hall before the Great Hall. It is so named, the Hypostyle, due to the many columns that support the ceiling. The twelve columns, carved to resemble papyrus, are entirely covered with beautiful reliefs depicting offerings by kings to the gods, symbols of strength and protection, and more. The ceiling depicts beautifully painted astronomical motifs, and a significant portion still survives. Six columns are incorporated into the southern screen wall, which stand half the height of the Pronaos. The small door mentioned in the building texts leads to the Pure Corridor. Inside the Pronaos are the House of the Morning and the House of Papyrus Rolls. Carved on its walls are reliefs of the Foundation and the Consecration of the Temple.

    The massive columns in the hypostyle hall represent the primordial swamp from which creation emerged. Their capitals are decorated with floral motifs, evoking the lush vegetation of the Nile and the life-giving forces of nature.

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    References

    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/the-transcription-of-the-waxy-hall-in-p-westcar-2
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/temple-of-edfu-a-guide-by-an-ancient-egyptian-priest
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/chronicle-of-the-pharaohs-the-reign-by-reign-record-of-the-rulers-and-dynasties-of-ancient-egypt
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/sacred-sites-of-ancient-egypt-an-illustrated-guide-to-the-temples-and-tombs-of-the-pharaohs
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/the-complete-temples-of-ancient-egypt
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/the-house-of-horus-at-edfu-ritual-in-an-ancient-egyptian-temple
    https://reconstructingancientegypt.org/books/the-pharaohs-master-builders
  • Beginning of Time ~ End of Eternity ~ Calendar of Ancient Egypt: First Month of the Inundation Month of Drunkenness

    Beginning of Time ~ End of Eternity ~ Calendar of Ancient Egypt: First Month of the Inundation Month of Drunkenness

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  • Htp rd nswt r sxmt, Hr ky n sHri H swaH idw Smaw srxyw wpwty sxmt – Offering the Pharaoh gives to Sakhamat, and another for exorcising the plague beating wind, the demons of disease, the evil spirits, messengers of Sakhamat.

    Htp rd nswt r sxmt, Hr ky n sHri H swaH idw Smaw srxyw wpwty sxmt – Offering the Pharaoh gives to Sakhamat, and another for exorcising the plague beating wind, the demons of disease, the evil spirits, messengers of Sakhamat.

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