Sunday 06/July/2025 – 05:50 AM
The Egyptian Museum of Tahrir displays the cabin of the goddess Hathor as one of the most wonderful pieces offered, with its religious, artistic and historical symbolism that embodies the spirit of ancient Egyptian civilization.
An exceptional discovery from a good heart
The story of this cabin dates back to the late nineteenth century, when it was found by the famous archaeologist Edward Navil (1844-1926 AD), during the work of the excavations of the Association for Explining Egypt in the Al-Deir Al-Bahri area in Luxor and it was part of the famous Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, where the cabin was specially constructed for the goddess Hathor, which was closely related to the western mountain of Tiba, the symbol of the other world Ancient Egyptian doctrine.
The holy cow .. the source of life and eternity
The goddess Hathor embodies inside the cabin in its animal form, such as the Holy Cow, and it comes out of the mountain, in a strong symbolic depiction of life after death, and the resurrection. Next to her shoulders, inscriptions of papyrus plants appear, in a clear reference to the bears of the Nile Delta, which was known as a place for the birth of God Horus. As for other prominent inscriptions, the king shows a kneeling from the goddess, and again in a worship position below her head, in a scene that mixes holiness and divine loyalty.
Technical details and huge dimensions
The cabin dates back to the middle of the eighteenth family (about 1450-1400 BC), as it began to create it during the reign of King Tuthmosis III, and his son, King Amenhotep II, completed it. The cabin was carved from the colored limestone with great accuracy, with large dimensions, with a height of 225 cm, a width of 157 cm, and the length of 404 cm.
Hall 12 .. where Hathor lives
This rare impact holds the number of general registry 38575, and the registry of the fourth section 11549, and is currently being shown in the 12th Hall of the ground floor in the Egyptian Museum of Editing, where visitors from all over the world can hope for its unique details, and learn about a living part of the features of belief and art in ancient Egypt.
