The Forecourt of the Temple of Edfu

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The forecourt of the temple , or The Court of Offerings , is surrounded from three sides by thirty-two columns . Unlike the Phaaraonic temples , the capitals of the columns have different shape , representing palm leaves , grapes , papyrus , lotus and others . The scenes on the columns represent the king making offerings and worshiping various deities
On the walls behind the columns , the reliefs depict different moments of the king's visit and rituals performed in the temple , his being purified and dressed twice as a king of Upper and Lower Egypt , and his being blessed by Horus , the lord of the temple and his wife Hathor .
The scenes also show the Feast of the Beautiful Meeting , when Horus and Hathor visited each other's temple .
Many of the royal cartouches in the court were left blank because of the unstable political situation in the last third of the Ptolemaic era .