Directly to the north of the workers village , there is a small Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to
Hathor
and Maat , to Amenophis son of Hapu and to Imhotep .
It was transformed into a monastery in the Coptic period from which the site’s present name originated .
The temple built in the 3rd century B . C at the time of
Ptolemy IV
Philopater and
Ptolemy VI
Philomater , it has been perfectly preserved , including a high belt of walls made of unburnt brick and the Wave Houses , it’s architectural style , rather simple , includes a hypostyle hall with two columns and a vestibule decorated with scenes of Ptolemy VI worshiping various gods . In the left part , one can see the king burning incense in front of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow .
The Bas-reliefs of the 3 chapels situated behind the vestibule , of which the central one has a door decorated with the seven heads of Hathor . The sanctuary of the goddess represent , in general various scenes , sacrifices being offered to gods . In the left chapel , there is a representation of a trial by Osiris . On the opposite wall of the same chapel , one can
see
Ptolemy VIII
Eurgetes II offering sacrifices to
Anubis
wearing an unusual mantle .
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