Dendera was the main city of the sixth Egyptian Nome. A Nome is like a state or province.

Dendera was also the site of an ancient cult center for Hathor.

The Temple of Dendera was built by the Ptolomies and later elements were added by the Romans. The complex included two birth houses, a sacred lake, two chapels dedicated to Osiris and a chapel dedicated to Isis. The complex was surrounded by high mud brick walls that were built in alternating concave and convex sections. This produced a wavy structure that is assumed to signify the primordial sea which surrounds the symbolic mound of birth and regeneration on which the temple was built.

Follow this weblink to see a map of the complex. Click here to see an explanation of birth houses.

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