Sunday, April 10, 2005

Dr. Zahi Hawaas:Sobek temple to reopen


"Culture Minister Farouk Hosni unveils next month the Sobek temple in Kom Ombo, which bas been restored at a cost of LE 15 million," the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said yesterday.

    Dr. Zahi Hawas said that Minister Hosni will also inaugurate a new museum displaying mummified crocodiles and built near the restored temple, dedicated to the principal deities of ancient Kom Ombo.

    These deities were Harwar, a hawk-headed god, and Sobek, represented in the form of a crocodile.

    The multi-phase restoration project, which began two years ago, incorporates new facilities such as the Crocodile museum, the SCA chief added.

 
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