By Egyptian standards Dendara is a new temple, dating 1200 or 1300 years after Abydos. Here Roseanne looks up at a depiction of Cleopatra with her son Caesarion and a pantheon of gods.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Cleopatra
By Egyptian standards Dendara is a new temple, dating 1200 or 1300 years after Abydos. Here Roseanne looks up at a depiction of Cleopatra with her son Caesarion and a pantheon of gods.
Inside the Temple of Hathor at Dendara
Only slightly worse from twenty centuries of wear, the image of Hathor tops the columns of Dendara.
Rush Hour Traffic along the Nile
If only our driver would slow down enough for me to take a good photo of the cavalcade of donkey carts.
Bes the Magnificent at Dendara Temple
Don't mess with Bes. He was an Egyptian deity - protector of households and in particular mothers and children. Despite his mien, he was known as a comic dwarf god who brings good luck and happiness. My kind of guy.
Column Capital of Hathor
Just outside the Temple at Dendara, we found some column capital sculptures scattered about. According to Wikipedia this sculpture represents Hathor, the Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy. Maybe thats why she has such an odd expression on her face.
Nile Valley Girls
We were stopped in a tiny village on the way from Luxor to Dendara by a rickety narrow gauge railroad train carrying sugar cane to a nearby mill. Before Roseanne could say 'why are we stopping', these colorful girls showed up alongside the car exchanging smiles and not so subtlety hinting that an Egyptian pound or two would make their life oh so much better.
Monday, April 19, 2010
The central plaza in Luxor
These kids were happy to mug for the camera without asking for Baksheesh. How odd.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Karnak's Keepers
One of the few guardians at Karnak who didn't offer his guide services for a nominal fee of five Egyptian pounds. Perhaps it was too early or too cold.
Friday, April 09, 2010
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