The Temple of Deir El-Medina, a Ptolemaic structure, is located in the city of Deir El-Medina.

Deir El-Medina is a town on Luxor‘s west bank that was home to the laborers who constructed many of Thebes’ magnificent structures.

The Deir Al-Medina Complex has a modest but attractive Ptolemaic temple, which is worth a visit.

It was constructed on top of the foundations of numerous older temple complexes that had been constructed and embellished in the 3rd century BC by Ptolemy IV (Philopator) and several of his predecessors and dedicated to the goddess Hathor, and it was dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Even now, it is in excellent condition due to the care taken to preserve it.

As one of the last temples to have been enclosed by a mud-brick wall that has survived to this day, the temple is unusual in that it was created primarily for the workers and as such has several traits that are peculiar to their requirements.

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The designs and hieroglyphs are still in excellent condition and have retained a significant amount of their original hues.

Remember to look for the papyrus columns and paintings of Khepri baboons worshiping the sun, as well as the judgment scene, which is generally kept for tomb drawings alone.

The complex was formerly occupied by Copts, who converted it into a monastery, giving it its contemporary name, Deir Al-Medina, which translates as “Monastery of the Town.”

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