The Travel Bug: Wonders of Egypt #6/12 (Kom Ombo)

Kom Ombo is unusual because it is actually 2 temples built together for 2 gods, Sobek (crocodile) and Haroeris (falcon). Therefore there are 2 entrances to the temple.

Some of the colours at the temple are still visible, particularly the blues and reds at the entrance top.

Looking up as you wander around is a must.

A lot of the carvings on the walls are still very well preserved. There are 2 types of carvings, those which are carved into the stone, and those which protrude out. Loved those which protruded out.

Looking through at the altar made of black granite. There were originally 2 of them together in the Holy of Holies, but the Coptics who occupied the temple after it was abandoned moved one of them out to the courtyard.

A lot of the carving told of stories or rituals.

Sometimes pictures of the gods on the walls are not enough to identify which god it is, and therefore the names are carved into cartouches like the one below.

Carvings on this part of the temple wall are of an annual calendar with a record of what are the types and amounts of offerings required on each day.

We were there early in the morning and the light was still nice and soft and the weather not too hot. Carvings had been made all around the temple, even on the outer walls and corridors.

Only the lower half of these pillars remain, but the carvings on them are still clearly visible.

To be continued...