Edfu Temple and Ptolemaic temple building at Edfu (c. 237–57 BCE)

1. Planning a new Horus temple at Edfu

   Jan 1, 238 BCELabels: Horus Temple, Edfu Priests

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2. First stone laid for the naos

   Aug 23, 237 BCELabels: Naos, Ptolemy II

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3. Decoration begins in the hypostyle area

   Aug 17, 212 BCELabels: Hypostyle, Temple Reliefs

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4. Hypostyle decoration phase completed

   Jan 1, 206 BCELabels: Hypostyle, Relief Program

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5. Temple consecrated and opened for worship

   Sep 10, 142 BCELabels: Consecration, Cult of

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6. First stone laid for the pronaos

   Jul 2, 140 BCELabels: Pronaos, Processional Hall

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7. Pronaos ceiling completed

   Sep 5, 124 BCELabels: Pronaos, Stone Ceiling

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8. Pronaos decorated with reliefs and texts

   Jan 1, 122 BCELabels: Pronaos, Inscriptions

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9. Second and last formal inauguration

   Feb 7, 70 BCELabels: Inauguration, Ptolemy XII

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10. Temple officially finished with entrance doors

    Dec 5, 57 BCELabels: Entrance Doors, Temple Completion

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11. Temple cult use declines after imperial bans

    Jan 1, 391Labels: Theodosius I, Temple Closure

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12. Temple buried by sand and Nile silt

    Jan 1, 1798Labels: Sand Burial, Nile Silt

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13. Mariette begins clearing the Temple of Horus

    Jan 1, 1860Labels: Auguste Mariette, Antiquities Service

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