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User Reviews
Abdelfatah Dawod (13 days ago)
Nice to visit this place
Nice to visit this place
S Hetherington (5 months ago)
Visited on November 2 2022. Ticket price EGP 40 Located about 25min drive south west of Luxor. Tickets MUST BE purchased at Luxor Temple as there is no ticket office at the site. The Temple is definitely worth a visit and being off the main tourism radar we were the only people there at the time. In antiquity the Temple was located on the banks of the Nile and had a row of sphinxes leading up to the Temple but now only the pedestals remain. There are many fragments of the Temple on the left side of the site as you enter some small and some massive ceiling pieces with stars and the vulture motif. Unfortunately due to rising ground water the Temple is slowly decaying and needs some attention before it is lost.
Visited on November 2 2022. Ticket price EGP 40 Located about 25min drive south west of Luxor. Tickets MUST BE purchased at Luxor Temple as there is no ticket office at the site. The Temple is definitely worth a visit and being off the main tourism radar we were the only people there at the time. In antiquity the Temple was located on the banks of the Nile and had a row of sphinxes leading up to the Temple but now only the pedestals remain. There are many fragments of the Temple on the left side of the site as you enter some small and some massive ceiling pieces with stars and the vulture motif. Unfortunately due to rising ground water the Temple is slowly decaying and needs some attention before it is lost.
Moheb Zaki (4 years ago)
Ancient Egyptian over 4000 years ago built this temple and they improved their work during thousands of years.
Ancient Egyptian over 4000 years ago built this temple and they improved their work during thousands of years.
Hans Fröhlich (5 years ago)
The Temple of el Tod is about 20 kilometers southwest of Luxor and can be easily reached by taxi (price about 25 euros). At first glance, the museum site in the middle of the town seems quite small and insignificant. But the large quay alone suggests that the square was once one of the large and important temples in the Thebes area. When Thebes was still a fishing village, religious power lay in the temples of the cities of Armant (Iunu-Monthu), Medamûd (Madu) and Tod (Djerti). Amazingly, all of these sites were dedicated to Month, the god of war. Traces of inscription lead back to the Old Kingdom, buildings have been documented as far back as the Middle Kingdom, but tourists hardly have a chance to look at these traces, except for fragments at a collection point within the site. In the Greco-Roman era, new buildings were developed through renovation and expansion, the ruins of which can still be seen today with a saturation of hieroglyphs. The holy lake is small, but is said to have a depth of more than 9 meters, which has more of a mythological meaning, because due to its proximity to the Nile, the groundwater did not need this depth and there was also a canal connection to the Nile. One should imagine that all of these places were connected to each other with canals and via the Nile and that the quays offered a suitable docking point for busy boat traffic. The canal, which today also lies beneath the agricultural area, was particularly busy after Armant (seat of central administration before Thebes became a religious and political center). The site of the temple must extend well below the modern buildings, so that it can be assumed that it is more than twice the size of the former temple area. When and whether research will take place in these areas is uncertain due to a lack of financial resources. Conclusion: el Tod is no Karnak or Luxor, but for those interested in the Greco-Roman era it is an enrichment of their knowledge and worth a half-day trip.
The Temple of el Tod is about 20 kilometers southwest of Luxor and can be easily reached by taxi (price about 25 euros). At first glance, the museum site in the middle of the town seems quite small and insignificant. But the large quay alone suggests that the square was once one of the large and important temples in the Thebes area. When Thebes was still a fishing village, religious power lay in the temples of the cities of Armant (Iunu-Monthu), Medamûd (Madu) and Tod (Djerti). Amazingly, all of these sites were dedicated to Month, the god of war. Traces of inscription lead back to the Old Kingdom, buildings have been documented as far back as the Middle Kingdom, but tourists hardly have a chance to look at these traces, except for fragments at a collection point within the site. In the Greco-Roman era, new buildings were developed through renovation and expansion, the ruins of which can still be seen today with a saturation of hieroglyphs. The holy lake is small, but is said to have a depth of more than 9 meters, which has more of a mythological meaning, because due to its proximity to the Nile, the groundwater did not need this depth and there was also a canal connection to the Nile. One should imagine that all of these places were connected to each other with canals and via the Nile and that the quays offered a suitable docking point for busy boat traffic. The canal, which today also lies beneath the agricultural area, was particularly busy after Armant (seat of central administration before Thebes became a religious and political center). The site of the temple must extend well below the modern buildings, so that it can be assumed that it is more than twice the size of the former temple area. When and whether research will take place in these areas is uncertain due to a lack of financial resources. Conclusion: el Tod is no Karnak or Luxor, but for those interested in the Greco-Roman era it is an enrichment of their knowledge and worth a half-day trip.
Aurora Del Bandecca (5 years ago)
MONTU TEMPLE ATTENTION! THE TICKET (40 Pound) MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE LUXOR OR KARNAK TEMPLE TICKET OFFICE. Four kilometers from the town of TOD (or TUD), not far from Luxor on the road to Esna, we finally reached, in the center of a rural area, the picturesque ruins of a large temple consecrated to MONTU, god of war whose remains date back largely to the Ptolemaic and Roman imperial ages. However, since the time of the 5th dynasty (USERKAF), there stood a temple rebuilt during the Middle Kingdom, by two sovereigns of the 11th dynasty (MENTUHOTEP) and one of the 12th dynasty (SESOSTRI I). The so-called treasure of AMENEMHAT II was found among the ruins dating back to this period. Four copper caskets containing gold, silver and metal jewelery of Mesopotamian origin today kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Louvre in Paris. Of the avenue of the sphinxes that connected the docking pier to the temple, no statue is preserved, only the bases. The sacred lake dating back to the 18th dynasty is now covered in vegetation. Most of the fragments are talat that made up the walls of the temple. Two fragments of a granite portal bear the name of the pharaoh USERKAF (5th dynasty).
MONTU TEMPLE ATTENTION! THE TICKET (40 Pound) MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE LUXOR OR KARNAK TEMPLE TICKET OFFICE. Four kilometers from the town of TOD (or TUD), not far from Luxor on the road to Esna, we finally reached, in the center of a rural area, the picturesque ruins of a large temple consecrated to MONTU, god of war whose remains date back largely to the Ptolemaic and Roman imperial ages. However, since the time of the 5th dynasty (USERKAF), there stood a temple rebuilt during the Middle Kingdom, by two sovereigns of the 11th dynasty (MENTUHOTEP) and one of the 12th dynasty (SESOSTRI I). The so-called treasure of AMENEMHAT II was found among the ruins dating back to this period. Four copper caskets containing gold, silver and metal jewelery of Mesopotamian origin today kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Louvre in Paris. Of the avenue of the sphinxes that connected the docking pier to the temple, no statue is preserved, only the bases. The sacred lake dating back to the 18th dynasty is now covered in vegetation. Most of the fragments are talat that made up the walls of the temple. Two fragments of a granite portal bear the name of the pharaoh USERKAF (5th dynasty).
