The Island of Philae

Temple of Isis

Shrine of Isis in Upper Egypt





"Every part of Egypt is interesting and curious,
but the only place to which the epithet beautiful can be
correctly applied is the island of Philae... "

Robert Curzon, from 'Visits to the Monasteries of the Levant', 1834



A collection of pages about P'aaleq, the 'Remote Place' in ancient Egyptian, the Island of Philae, near the First Cataract in Upper Egypt, and a portrait of its most renown and highly loved goddess Aset (Gr: Isis).

In the ancient days it was the center of the worship of Aset, and the last outpost of the nearly 4000 year old ancient Egyptian religion.







Philae Island
 Philae Island:  Around the Island  Temple of Isis  Temple of Hathor  Island of Bigeh  Philae Main
 Philae History: Ancient Philae  Historic Philae Destruction of Philae Rescue Project I Temple Inscriptions
Temple of Isis: Outer Court Birth House Hypostyle Hall Inner Shrine Aretalogy
Other: The New Kingdom Temple Ancient Priesthood Daily Rituals Gods & Goddesses Egyptian Links



Aset, Great of Heka;
Egypt´s Aset or Rome´s Isis? Discover the difference!

How did Aset gain her power from Re?
How did her son Heru win his father Wesir´s throne back from Set?

It´s All In Her Myths!



Akhet:

Pages about
the ancient Egyptian religion, deities, rituals,
priesthood and temple life.

Copyright note

Text and own original graphics copyright © 1998-2007 by K.M.Jonsson. All rights reserved.
All graphics which are not my own original works I have tried to credit to their source
or used them with permission, and their copyright remains the property of the source cited.
No use of any original written or graphical material is allowed in any form whatsoever without prior written permission.
This is a non-profit website for educational purposes only. Last updated 8th Feb 2007.



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A general note about image sources:
I have regrettably mislaid or lost the source for a few images.
If anyone should feel intimidated about an image here, please contact me,
I will remedy it at once!

Images :
Thanks to Mary Ann Sullivan at
Digital Imaging Project,
Richard Deurer
Litographies by D. Roberts.
Books:
Faraohs Blomster: Vivi Täckholm
Inskriptioner från Isistemplet: Per Linder
Temples of the Last Pharaos: Dieter Arnold.
Description de L´Egypte
Ancient Egyptian Literature: Miriam Lichtheim
Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt: R.T. Rundle Clark
Egyptian Myths: George Hart
Temples D´Edfu, Dendera Philae: Serge Sauneron
Author´s own photos.