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Koptos, the temple in the Third Intermediate and Late Period
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Little is known about the Min temple in the Late Period. There may have been no new main temple building, but reliefs found demonstrate that kings of the period added to the building. Copper objects found might belong to temple furniture.

"Osiris, Wennefer in Koptos"
fragment of an obelisk
private inscription
UC 14507, relief block from Koptos UC 14468, Late Period Relief from Koptos UC 14522 UC 14718
Lyon 2000: 17, plXXVI.1
 

Copper objects, parts of temple furniture (?)

UC 56066, part of temple furniture from Koptos UC 56067, part of temple furniture from Koptos



 

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