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Athribis: 'temple of Auletes'

The temple building seems to have been started by Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, also called Auletes (80-51 BC), and finished in the Roman Period under Hadrian. The temple was dedicated to the goddess Repyt (Greek: Triphis).

reconstructed plan

examples of the decoration
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