Medinet Madi

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Medinet Madi

LocalizzazioneAltitudine27 m s.l.m. ScaviDate scavi1935 - 1939 ArcheologoAchille Vogliano Mappa di localizzazioneMap Modifica dati su Wikidata** ·** Manuale

Reliefs, Medinet Madi

Medinet Madi (Narmouthis per i Greeks) è una località del Fayyum (Egypt) ove sono stati rinvenuti i resti di un tempio risalente alla XII dynasty e di uno di epoca Ptolemaic.

The first excavations in the area of Medinet Madi were carried out between 1935 and 1939 by the Egyptologist Italian Achille Vogliano and brought to light, within a temple of Ptolemaic era, modified in Roman times, the only example of a cult building attributable to the Middle Kingdom that has come down to us.

The temple, of small dimensions (greater size m 9.70), features interesting reliefs attributable to the rulers Amenemhat III and Amenemhat IV.

Come in tutta la regione del Fayyum la divinità principale era Sobek a cui, a Medinet Madi, era associata la dea cobra Renenet protettrice delle messi

The highlight of Medinet Madi during the Greco-Roman period was converted for Isis and Soknopaios. This temple, built during the XII Egyptian dynasty by Pharaohs Amenemhat III and IV, has seen it all, including major renovations during the Ptolemaic period that gave a boost to the northern and southern parts.[1]

  • Achille Vogliano, An archaeological enterprise from Milan on the eastern margins of the Libyan desert, Milan 1942;
  • E. Bresciani, Achille Vogliano at Medînet Mâdi. The great archaeological discoveries, in "Achille Vogliano fifty years later", edited by C. Gallazzi and L. Lehnus, Quaderni di Acme 59, Milan 2003, pp. 197–230;
  • edited by Edda Bresciani, Antonio Giammarusti, Rosario Pintaudi, Flora Silvano 'Medinet Madi. Twenty years of archaeological exploration(1984-2005), Pisa, 2006;
  • Edda Bresciani (with Rosario Pintaudi) The Castrum Narmoutheos found at Medinet Madi in the Fayyum, Rend Acc. NAz. Lincei, Rome 2009;
  • Edda Bresciani, A. Giammarusti, The temples of Medinet Madi in the Fayyum, Pisa 2012.
  • Tosi, Mario - Encyclopedic dictionary of the deities of Ancient Egypt vol II - Ananke, Turin 2006 - ISBN 88-7325-115-3

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  1. ^ Medinet Madi in El Fayoum • Axa Tours, on axatours.com, January 28, 2025. URL consulted on January 28, 2025.

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Medinet Madi, known as Narmouthis to the Greeks, is an archaeological site located in the Fayyum region of Egypt. It features the remains of a temple dating back to the 12th Dynasty and another from the Ptolemaic period. Excavations conducted by Italian Egyptologist Achille Vogliano between 1935 and 1939 uncovered a unique Middle Kingdom cult building within a Ptolemaic temple that had been modified during the Roman era. The temple, measuring approximately 9.7 meters, showcases significant reliefs attributed to Pharaohs Amenemhat III and IV. Sobek, the primary deity of the Fayyum, was worshipped here alongside the cobra goddess Renenet, protector of the harvest. During the Greco-Roman period, the temple was repurposed for the worship of Isis and Soknopaios. The site has undergone various renovations, particularly during the Ptolemaic era, enhancing its northern and southern sections. Medinet Madi remains a vital link to understanding ancient Egyptian religious practices and architecture.