The Kom Ombo Temple.
The name Kom, which means “hill” in Arabic, refers to the temple’s location atop a low acropolis that views out over a huge river loop.
One section of the Kom Ombo Temple was dedicated to Sobek, who shared his triad of gods with Hathor and Khonsu; the other section was dedicated to Horus, who shared his triad of gods with Senetnofret and Penebtaui.
One of Egypt’s most popular attractions, Kom Ombo is the only temple of its kind in the nation and the only one in Egypt.
Each component of the building was designed to be worshipped alone, with no connection to the other.
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Aside from the pylon, which has two entrances, the other rooms in the precincts leading up to the two Cellars also have two doors.
A common misconception about the construction was that it was built from parts of two adjacent temples, however this was not the case since the naos was the only internal boundary that could be seen.
Similarly, Kom Ombo’s unusual duality did not give the idea of being a twin deity, nor did it inspire competition between the two deities.
When the Ptolemies crowned themselves in Alexandria and later in Kom Ombo to establish their power over both Upper and Lower Egypt, the design of the temple was influenced by this approach.
For this reason, the temple was dedicated to both Haroeris and Sobek, who has been revered and feared by Nubians from time immemorial to stress and at the same time legitimize this dual dominance in the country’s history.
