Denderah (Dendara, Iunet):
Temple, town and cemetery in Upper Egypt
(26°10' N 32°39'E - the modern village)
Denderah was the principal city of the sixth province of Upper Egypt in ancient times, and cult centre of the goddess Hathor. Today it is famous for the well preserved Ptolemaic and Roman Period temple. There are also important remains of the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, while there are only few remains dating to other periods. In 1898 Petrie excavated parts of the cemetery for the Egypt Exploration Fund.
Pottery from two tombs of the late Old
Kingdom | Denderah on a map of Egypt
| Roman coin hoards | Roman
faience amulets | Roman wax amulets
(click on the images to see a larger picture)
Stela UC 14326 (bought
at Koptos, but certainly from Denderah) - Second Intermediate Period
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Stewart 1979:
21, no. 88
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Petrie 1900a:
pl. XII (bottom)
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Bibliography:
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