The Mythical Origin of the Egyptian Temple

¹ Cf actual temple adored alludes allusion Amun Ancestor appears Builder Gods Building Texts bw-hnm ceremony connexion constructed created creative powers Creator cubits cultus-place dd-pillar deities described Djeba Earth Earth-God Earth-Maker Edfu account Edfu cosmogonical records Edfu records Edfu temple Edfu texts Edfu tradition Egypt Egyptian temple Egyptians believed emerged episode erected evidence existence Falcon field of reeds foundation ground God-of-the-Temple Heracleopolis Hermopolitan Heter-her historical temple Horus idea interpretation island of creation Island of Trampling Karnak Mansion Memphite mound mythical temple narrative nature Ogdoad original island pay-land Perch phase of creation Pn-God predynastic Egypt primaeval age primaeval domains primaeval island primaeval water Pronaos protection Ptah refer resting-place revivified rite ritual sacred book sacred domain sacred places sanctuary scene Seat seems Seshat Shabaka Stone Shebtiw Solar Temple stage suggested Sun-God symbols Tanen temple at Edfu temple in Wetjeset-Neter theory Thoth tion ZÄS