Offering of wDA Pectoral in the Egyptian Temples of Greco-Roman Period Applied to the Northern Exterior Wall at Hypostyle Hall of Edfu Temple

Al-Saghir, Abdul Hakim Ahmed; Ali Abou Zeid, Eman Ahmed; Taher, Ayman Wahbi

doi:10.21608/lijas.2023.243609.1021

Offering of wDA Pectoral in the Egyptian Temples of Greco-Roman Period Applied to the Northern Exterior Wall at Hypostyle Hall of Edfu Temple

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ PhD Candidate, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

² Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

³ Egyptology Department, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

10.21608/lijas.2023.243609.1021

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on some ideas related to the offering of the Pectoral wDA on the Northern Outer Wall of the Temple of Edfu. It also provides a translation of the texts contained in the offering of the Pectoral wDA and its connection to the Deities of the Temple of Edfu. The Temple of Edfu is a Unique Temple not only because of its Architectural Construction, but because of some of the Topics Covered in the Walls of this Temple, among which is the Offering of the Pectoral wDA, and this Offering is Located on the Northern Outer Wall (First level / Eastern section), The Offering of the Pectoral wDA is Considered one of the Important and Necessary Offerings that take place in the Temple. This Pectoral wDA offering Covered most of the Chest area, as it is wide at the bottom and thus it serves as a Protective shield for the Chest area and it works to Protect the one who wears it, In writing or Scene, it was a shape resembling an Egyptian Pylon. From its two upper ends emerged the thread with which the Pectoral was tied around the neck. This thread ends on one side in a shape resembling a papyrus flower and on the other end in a shape resembling a lotus flower.

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