The Roman Period Temple of Isis at Shenhur was built and decorated during the reign of Augustus (30 BCE–14 CE) through that of Trajan (98–117 CE). The site of Shenhur is located betweentwo major cult centers, Koptos and Thebes, in Upper Egypt. While both theological systems were influential at Shenhur, the temple was mainly influenced by that of Koptos; the structure’s decoration thus constituted an important part of the regional culttopography. Excavations in and around the temple have revealed that a colonnade was added to its exterior during the reign of Tiberius or later, and that the structure was used as a habitation during the fifth to seventh centuries CE. |
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