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	Egypt: Edfu Temple, A Feature Tour Egypt Story
		Edfu was the capital of the second nome of Upper Egypt, an important regional center from the Old Kingdom, partly due to the large area of fertile land belonging to the town, partly to the fact that Edfu was situated near the frontier between Egypt and Nubia, though not as close as was Philae.
		At Edfu, Horus was worshipped as the falcon Horus of Behdet.
		The House of Horus at Edfu by Barbara Watterson
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/edfu.htm (1886 words)

	EgyptSites - Edfu Temple
		The main monument at Edfu is the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus of Behdet on the edge of the town.
		The Ptolemaic carving on the stone walls of Edfu temple, unread for two millennia is now considered by Egyptologists to be a vast and highly important source of knowledge of temple ritual and Egyptian history.
		The oldest cemeteries within Tell Edfu are to the south-west of the Temple of Horus and contain several Old Kingdom mastabas, including the mastaba of Isi, a Dynasty VI provincial governor, as well as more recent burials.
	www.egyptsites.co.uk /upper/edfu/edfu.html (1503 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Edfu (also spelt Idfu or in modern French as Edfou and known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the River Nile between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people.
		The settlement at Edfu was the capital of the Second Upper Egypt nome, it flourished and doubled in size around 3400 BCE and played an important role within the region during the First Intermediate Period.
		The smaller temple, sometimes, but improperly, called a Typhonium, is apparently an appendage of the latter, and its sculptures represent the birth and education of the youthful deity, Horus, whose parents Noum, or Kneph and Athor, were worshipped in the larger edifice.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Edfu (1334 words)

	Edfu, Egypt - Temple of Horus the Avenger at Edfu Egypt - Travel up the Nile to the Temple of Horus at Edfu
		The Temple of Horus the Avenger at Edfu Egypt
		Edfu is located near Hierakonpolis or ancient Nekhen was a major pre-dynastic city.
		Relief of the Sacred Barque of Horus at Temple at Edfu.
	www.kenseamedia.com /august/edfu_site.htm (681 words)

	Edfu travel guide - Wikitravel
		Edfu (also spelt "Idfu") is an Egyptian town in the region of Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the river Nile some 100 km south of Luxor, 53 km south of Esna and 115 km north of Aswan.
		Temple of Edfu, open October-May 7am-4pm, June-September 7am-5pm, admission LE 35 - the large Ptolemaic period Temple of Horus at Edfu is the best-preserved ancient temple structure in Egypt (closely followed by the Temple of Dendera.
		The sun-deity Horus, usually depicted as a falcon or as a falcon-headed man, enjoyed popular worship in ancient Egypt as one of the chief deities, the son of Osiris.
	wikitravel.org /en/Edfu (305 words)

	Luxor Temple
		Edfu is particularly notable as it houses one of the only surviving royal barques, which was used in Pharaohnic times to parade a statue of the god in a solemn ceremonial procession.
		The massive pylons at the entrance to Edfu are amongst the most complete and impressive in all of Egypt.
		Edfu is perhaps most famous for the statues of the god Horus which still stand silent guard at both sides of the outer and inner entrances to the complex.
	www.akhet.co.uk /edfu.htm (164 words)

	Edfu
		Edfu was dedicated to the worship of Horus.
		Edfu is one of the best preserved temples.
		It is thought that the golden image, that was housed in the tabernacle, was removed every year and exposed to direct sunlight to "recharge" itself
	flintknapper.com /Edfu.htm (274 words)

	Edfu Reiseführer - Wikitravel
		Edfu liegt auf der westlichen Niluferseite und ist nicht direkt an des Fernstraßennetz bzw.
		Sie können mit einem Überlandbus von Luxor nach Edfu fahren.
		Touristen besuchen Edfu üblicherweise von Luxor oder Assuan aus.
	www.wikitravel.org /de/Edfu (636 words)

	Temple of Edfu
		Edfu is located 60Km to the north of Aswan.
		Today, the most important monument in the city of Edfu is the Temple of Horus, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful and preserved Temples in Egypt.
		Edfu Temple consists of traditional elements of Egyptian Temples of the New Kingdom, together with a few Greek elements, such as the Mamisi, which is situated to the west of the main entrance of the Temple (Mamisi means “house of the divine birth”).
	www.ask-aladdin.com /edfu.html (758 words)

	Edfu Horus Temple
		Edfu was the capital of the second nome of Upper Egypt, an important regional center from the Old Kingdom, partly due to the large area of fertile land belonging to the town, partly to the fact that Edfu was situated near the frontier between Egypt and Nubia, though not as close as was Philae.
		Edfu was probably a starting point for desert routes leading to the Kharga Oasis in the west, and to the mines of the Eastern Desert and the Red Sea coast in the east.
		At Edfu, Horus was worshipped as the falcon Horus of Behdet.
	ourworld.compuserve.nl /BobMoen01/pagina10_htm (1807 words)

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		Edfu (also spelt Idfu or in modern French as Edfou and known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the River Nile between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people.
		The later structure faces north to south and leaves the ruined remains of the older temple Pylon (architecture) to be seen on the east side of the first court.
		The settlement at Edfu was the capital of the Second Upper Egypt nome, it flourished and doubled in size around 3400 BCE and played an important role within the region during the First Intermediate Period.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Edfu (838 words)

	UPDATED FACTSHEET ON THE CASE OF EDFU DE LA CRUZ
		Edfu was brought to Manila and presented to the media.
		Relatives demanded that Edfu be released to their custody but the DSWD denied their request saying that Edfu's maternal grandparents were also claiming substitute parental custody to the child.
		Edfu's relatives were not able to talk extensively with Edfu that day, although DSWD social workers earlier told them to postpone yesterday's visit to Edfu, since they would be seeing him in court.
	members.tripod.com /gabriela_p/8-articles/000404_edfu.html (1077 words)

	1World2travel - [Dutch] Edfu
		Edfu (Idfu) ligt halverwege Luxor en Aswan en is een kleine provinciestad.
		In de grote zuilenhal troont het symbool van Edfu, de granieten valk met dubbele kroon, en in het allerheiligste wordt de mythische grens tussen hemel en aarde gesymboliseerd door een oplopende vloer en een steeds lager wordende zoldering.
		De paardenmenners, voor wie welke fooi ook nooit groot genoeg is, nemen kade en straten van Edfu voor het circuit van Francorchamps.
	www.1world2travel.com /article.php?articleID=417 (428 words)

	Edfu: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		The scientists from the cosmetics company LOreal also read hieroglyphics from temples at Edfu and Aswan showing the recipes and application of the perfume, which were then confirmed by the writings of the Ancient Greek...
		Majestic vistas of temples at Dendera, Edfu, Karnak, Luxor, and Philae were used by 19th-century artists such as Alma-Tadema and Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner, whose paintings...
		EDFU Hawkers hitch up their galabeeya robes...the shallows towards us when we tie up at Edfu, a small town about 120km south of Luxor...two millennium, making pilgrimages to the Edfu temple that was at one time the third-largest...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/edfu.jsp?l=E&p=1 (1317 words)

	Edfu
		Edfu was not a terribly important place of ancient Egypt, but according to the Egyptian myths it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus avenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
		The Temple of Horus is one of few temples that gives access to the roof, from which you get a great view over the Nile and the surrounding fields.
		The town of Edfu is a friendly place to stop for a couple of hours.
	www.lexicorient.com /egypt/edfu.htm (305 words)

	Edfu - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Edfu (known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the River Nile between Esna and Aswan.
		It is best known for the major Ptolemaic temple, built between 237 BC to 57 BC, which is one of the best preserved major temples in Egypt.
		sowie ein Projekt zum ptolemÃ¤erzeitlichen Tempel von Edfu.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/ed/edfu.php (254 words)

	Edfu - World Travel Guide
		Edfu (also spelt "Idfu") is an Egyptian town in the region of Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the river Nile some 100 km south of Luxor, 53 km south of Esna and 115 km north of Aswan.
		the Temple of Edfu, open October-May 7am-4pm, June-September 7am-5pm, admission LE 35 - the large Ptolemaic period Temple of Horus at Edfu is the best-preserved ancient temple structure in Egypt (closely followed by the Temple of Dendera.
		The sun-deity Horus, usually depicted as a falcon or as a falcon-headed man, enjoyed popular worship in ancient Egypt as one of the chief deities, the son of Osiris.
	www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Edfu (265 words)

	Edfu Kyphi from Alchemy Works - Incense for Ritual Magick and Witchcraft
		The Temple of Horus at Edfu was built between 237 BCE and 57 BCE on the location of a legendary battle between Horus and Set, where temples have stood since 2660 BCE.
		The frankincense quickly rises to the fore, which distinguishes this from the other two kyphi versions I have made, and then the lemon-drop scent of the camel grass announces itself.
		The Edfu kyphi is much smokier than the other kyphis because the honey is boiled instead of just being added.
	www.alchemy-works.com /incense_kyphi_edfu.html (694 words)

	The Temple of Edfu
		It is the temple of Edfu (Edfou, formerly Appolinopolis).
		In Edfu you are face to face with hugeness and with grandeur; but soon you are scarcely aware of either--in the sense, at least, that connects these qualities with a certain overwhelming, almost striking down, of the spirit and the faculties.
		And so in Edfu I feel that this untinted austerity is perfect; that whatever may be done in architecture during future ages of the world, Edfu, while it lasts, will remain a thing supreme--supreme in form and, because of this supremacy, supreme in the spell which it casts upon the soul.
	ascendingpassage.com /S-14-Edfu.htm (1935 words)

	Egypt - Edfu
		Edfu - half way between Luxor and Assuan.
		With some effort, you could manage to visit the Horus temple already with a painful sunburn (in case you got on board of the Nile cruise ship in Luxor).
		So for somebody like me, the only thing to do is to consider this sight as beautiful, artistic of impressive - informative it is for someone else.
	www.sebastianschmitt.de /Welt/Egypt/Edfu/index_e.html (94 words)

	Edfu Temple
		Between Aswan and Luxor is located the major Ptolemaic temple of Edfu - the best preserved major temple in Egypt.
		The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built over a 180-year period from 237 BC to 57 BC.
		Most visitors to the temple arrive by cruise boat and then take a horse-drawn carriage to the temple where vendors are ready to sell you all manner of souvenirs.
	homepage.powerup.com.au /~ancient/edfu.htm (221 words)

	Nile Cruise to Edfu - Nile Cruise Company of Egypt - Travcotels
		The Temple of Edfu, dating from the Ptolemies, is dedicated to the sun god Horus and is one of the most perfectly preserved temples in Egypt.
		This is probably due to the fact that, for a very long period, it was buried beneath the desert sands.
		A vast pylon gateway leads into a courtyard where two figures of Horus guard the entrance to the vestibule, ante-chamber, hypostyle hall and finally the inner sanctum.
	www.travcotels.com /nile_cruise_to_edfu.htm (103 words)

	Edfu
		Edfu (Greek Apollinopolis Magna) is located about 33 miles south of Esna and 65 miles north of Aswan.
		It was the capital of the second nome (Horus) of Upper Egypt and was known as Tboth by the early Egyptians and as Atbo during Coptic times.
		Horus was Hathor’s husband, and during the third month of summer, the priests at the Dendera complex would place the statue of Hathor on her barque (a ceremonial barge) and would transport the statue to the Edfu Temple, where it was believed that Horus and Hathor shared a conjugal visit.
	www.charlesmiller.co.uk /fla/itinerary/edfu.htm (814 words)

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		Edfu is the major Ptolomaic temple located between Aswan and Luxor.
		It was said that once a year for the "Feast of the Beautiful Meeting," Hathor traveled from Dendera to Edfu to visit her husband/consort, Horus.
		Her arrival was scheduled for the afternoon of the new moon.
	www.uwm.edu /Course/egypt/0100/LOCATS/edfu.htm (207 words)

	Temple of Edfu - Photos of Egypt - Images of Ancient Egypt - Pictures of Egypt - Photos of Ancient Egypt - Karnak, ...
		Temple of Edfu - Photos of Egypt - Images of Ancient Egypt - Pictures of Egypt - Photos of Ancient Egypt - Karnak, Pyramids, Tutankhamun, Abu Simbel, Aswan, The Nile, Kom Ombo, Feluccas, Valley of the Kings, The Sphinx
		The reason is that the temple had been totally submerged under the desert except for the very top of the pylon entrance.
		It is thought that redirection of the river some time after construction of the temple is responsible for this.
	homepages.tcp.co.uk /~nicholson/egypt/temples.html (447 words)

	Edfu...Edfu
		Edfu is situated about 33 miles south of Esna and 65 miles north of Aswan.
		The main attraction in Edfu is the Temple of Horus, which is considered by most to be the best preserved cult temple in Egypt.
		Edfu played a great role in religious and commercial which leads this city to be the capital of the second Nome of Upper Egypt and producer for sugar and pottery
	www.memphistours.com /Egypt.php?ID=189 (178 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Festivals - the Festival of the Beautiful Reunion of Hathor and Horus at Edfu and Dendera
		Festivals in general, wether on a national or a local scale, were occasions for common people to meet their gods, either in processions or in the courtyards of the temples.
		The procession took 14 days to arrive at Edfu as it made stops in several towns along the way, visiting sanctuaries of other deities and acquiring an ever-growing company of followers, from high town officials, priesthood at other temples and commoners and pilgrims of all walks and trades.
		From the temple inscriptions at Edfu at least some of the stops of the procession of HetHert are known; at Karnak to visit Mut of Isheru, at Pi-mer (modern Komir) and at Nekhen (Gr: Hierakonpolis, modern El-Kab) where the priests brought with them the statue of the local aspect of Heru.
	www.philae.nu /akhet/BeautReun.html (2389 words)

	Oriental Institute \| LOST EGYPT PHOTOGRAPHIC CATALOG
		The granite statue of the falcon god Horus of Edfu stands in the court of Edfu Temple at the entrance to the pronaos.
		Edfu (in hieroglyphs Db, in Coptic ETBO, from which the modern name derives) stood on the southern border of Egypt at the beginning of recorded Egyptian history.
		Its orig-inal situation as a frontier settlement is reflected in the cultic name of the city, Bhd.t, meaning "place of the throne." The chief deity of the city was Horus Bhd.ty, "Horus of Edfu," commonly represented as a falcon, or as a human figure with the head of a falcon.
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/DEPT/PUB/CATALOG/LE1.4.html (376 words)

	Edfu
		Edfu was not a terribly important place of ancient Egypt, but according to the Egyptian myths it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus avenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
		The Temple of Horus is one of few temples that gives access to the roof, from which you get a great view over the Nile and the surrounding fields.
		The town of Edfu is a friendly place to stop for a couple of hours.
	lexicorient.com /egypt/edfu.htm (305 words)

	Edfu
		Reliefs on the walls show the myth where Horus defeated Seth, and it is assumed that rituals reenacting this were performed at Edfu every year.
		The consort of the local Horus, known as Horus Behdet, was Hathor at Dendera.
		Once every year, Hathor's statue was ritually transported to Edfu by boat, stayed there for some time, before being returned.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/edfu.htm (348 words)

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