Relief, Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, Kom Ombo, Egypt
Thoth (ibis head) and Horus (falcon head), pouring purifying water in the form of ankh and sceptre droplets onto Ptolemy XII, bas-relief in the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, at Kom Ombo, Aswan Governate, Egypt. Kom Ombo is a double temple to both Sobek, crocodile god of fertility, and Haroeris, Horus the Elder, built 180-47 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty, and altered in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073425
Media ID
45862298
Size
8268px x 6201px
(21.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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180-47 Altered Ankh Aswan Crocodile Droplets Fertility Governate Haroeris Hieroglyph Hieroglyphic Horus Ibis Kawm Ombo Ombu Onto Pouring Ptolemaic Ptolemy Purification Purifying Sceptre Sobek Suchos Thoth Umbu
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