Philae UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology UCLA Peer Reviewed Title Philae Author Kockelmann Holger Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Publication Date Series UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Publication Info UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Departme

UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology UCLA Peer Reviewed Title Philae Author Kockelmann Holger Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Publication Date Series UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Publication Info UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures UCLA Permalink http www escholarship org uc item t bn Keywords temple complex Isis cult Nubia Mandulis island Geography Egyptology Near Eastern Cultures Local Identi ?er nelcuee Abstract The island of Philae located amid the First Cataract some kilometers south of modern Aswan housed an ancient settlement and one of the most extensive and best preserved temple complexes of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Together with the abaton on the neighboring island of Biga Philae was the most important cultic center of Isis and Osiris in Upper Egypt and Nubia According to the ground plan published by Lyons in the island measured c meters in length orientated south-north and c meters in width Today it is submerged in the lake between the ?rst Aswan Dam and the modern Aswan High Dam For their preservation the monuments of Philae were transferred to the nearby island of Agilkia Supporting material Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure eScholarship provides open access scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide CFigure Figure Figure Figure Figure Captions Copyright Information eScholarship provides open access scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide CPHILAE ? ? ? EDITORS WILLEKE WENDRICH Editor-in-Chief Area Editor Geography University of California Los Angeles JACCO DIELEMAN Editor University of California Los Angeles ELIZABETH FROOD Editor University of Oxford JOHN BAINES Senior Editorial Consultant University of Oxford Holger Kockelmann Short Citation Kockelmann Philae UEE Full Citation Kockelmann Holger Philae In Willeke Wendrich ed UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology Los Angeles http digital library ucla edu viewItem do ark zz bwv j Version April http digital library ucla edu viewItem do ark zz bwv j CPHILAE ? ? ? Holger Kockelmann Philae Philae The island of Philae located amid the First Cataract some kilometers south of modern Aswan housed an ancient settlement and one of the most extensive and best preserved temple complexes of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Together with the abaton on the neighboring island of Biga Philae was the most important cultic center of Isis and Osiris in Upper Egypt and Nubia According to the ground plan published by Lyons in the island measured c meters in length orientated south-north and c meters in width Today it is submerged in the lake between the ?rst Aswan Dam and the modern Aswan High Dam For their preservation the monuments of Philae were transferred to the nearby island of Agilkia ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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