PTOLEMAIC TEMPLE OF HATHOR

Keep silent in the (St Ma’at) or the place of truth that was the name of the village of the workmen in Dier Al-Medina.

Construction of the temple began during the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–205 BCE) and continued during the reigns of Ptolemy VI Philometor (180–164; 163–145 BCE) and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (170–163; 145–116 BCE). The Ptolemaic Temple located on the northern side of Dier Al-Medina, considered one of the most famous ancient Egyptian villages and was the main place for artisans who worked on the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, as well as during the eighteenth to twentieth centuries of New Kingdom. The Temple of Hathor turned into a church in the Christian era. It became the city's monastery and means Dier Al-Medina in Arabic.

The Ptolemy Temple was dedicated Amun-Sokaris-Osiris, Hathor-Ma’at, and Amun-Ra-Osiris. The Façade built in the form of a pylon; it provides access to the outer vestibule of the temple. Other than the door itself and the architrave above it, the facade is entirely plain.