Denderah is about 50 km north of Luxor, on the west bank of the Nile River. The extant Temple of Hathor, built around 54 BCE, still stands in fairly good condition. It was built on the site of several previous temples, and was added to in the first century CE. Inside the hipostyle temple were shrines dedicated to Isis, Sokar, Hathor's sistrum, the gods of Lower Egypt, and Re, among others.
According to Anu tradition, Denderah was the birthplace of Isis and Osiris. There are several wall carvings depicting Isis throughout the Temple, including the one pictured here, which depicts her with the solar disk and horns which are also associated with Hathor.
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