Temple of Satet

The Temple of Satet is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the Island of Elephantine in Aswan, Egypt. The temple was built during the New Kingdom period, specifically during the reign of Hatshepsut, and was later enlarged by her successor, Thutmose III. The temple was a solid rectangular building surrounded by a walkway with pillars, and had a gateway that led to a brick enclosure wall. The temple was also modified during the Greco-Roman period, with stones from several temples on the site being used as building materials for later structures. Excavations have revealed the developments of the temple site over three thousand years, with the Sixth Dynasty temple rebuilt on the original location and the Eighteenth Dynasty temple erected above it on a concrete platform. The temple design features an ambulatory or peristyle, with a ceiling once supported by pillars with Hathor capitals. More than 500 blocks of the Satet Temple commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut have been recovered and reassembled, with reliefs showing the Queen worshipping various gods, including Satet, Amun, and Khnum