Memphis Site and Community Development (MSCD) Project Author: Freya Sadarangani The Hathor Temple (RAG) is situated on the southern side of the Saqqara to Bedrashein Road, 128 m. south-west of the Memphis Open Air Museum (QAS), and 125 m. south-east of the White Walls Chapel (RAD). The temple, which is not open to visitors is north/south orientated and comprises a partially exposed colonnaded hall on the north and sanctuaries on the south. The southern and eastern side of the temple are overlaid by later deposits and mudbrick architecture. The temple was originally found by the Egyptian army in 1969, whilst digging air raid shelters. Surrounding the site there are other military related constructions. The north part of the temple courtyard was then excavated in 1970 by Abdulla Sayed Mahmoud for the Ministry of Antiquities (el-Sayed Mahmoud 1978). The southern part of the temple was excavated in 1978 by Huleil Ghaly. Further excavations took place in 1984, by Karim Abu Shanab.
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