Home›Ancient Egyptian Sites›Practice Status›Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedBrowse ByRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedThis page groups sacred sites by whether their sacred status is still actively maintained. Wikipedia notes that Mircea Eliade "argues that while the concept of a sacred space is often associated with religious traditions, it is not exclusive to them," since secular societies can keep treating a place as significant too. Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a site with living religious observance apart from one preserved mainly for its history.FactsLearn MoreRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTemples, tombs and cult precincts raised along the Nile across three millennia for the gods and for the divine king. Temple and tomb are not separate categories here: a royal mortuary complex was a temple with a daily offering cult, and the two are recorded as one class of place. 2AttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedMonumental cult architecture is attested from the Third Dynasty, about 2650 BCE, to the closing of the last functioning temple cult, at Philae, in the sixth century CE - some three thousand two hundred years of continuous building for the same gods. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreSacred sites of ancient Egypt This group holds the sacred sites of ancient Egyptian religion, the temples, tombs and sacred precincts raised along the Nile over three millennia for the gods and the divine pharaoh. Egyptian sacred architecture is among the most monumental of the ancient world. The browser will find the great temple complexes, the necropolises and the cult centres of the Egyptian gods. The entries describe each site's deities, function and history, treating them as monuments of a historical religion no longer practised.Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedFilter Results7 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllPilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (3)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (5)On a National Tentative List (2)Cult Centre OfAllAmun (1)Isis (1)Osiris (1)Ptah (2)Associated WithAllAmun (2)Isis (1)Osiris (1)Ptah (1)Ra (1)Originated InAllEgypt (7)Origin Period Start YearAll-2560 (1)-1970 (1)-663 (1)Site TypeAllNecropolis, cemetery or burial ground (3)Pyramid or stepped platform (1)Rock-cut or underground sanctuary (1)Sacred city or quarter (1)Sanctuary or oracle complex (2)Temple or temple complex (3)TraditionAllAncient Egyptian Religion (7)CountryAllEgypt (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Abydos and the OsirionRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedKarnak Temple ComplexRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedMemphis (Ancient Egypt)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedPhilaeRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSaqqara and the SerapeumRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSiwa and the Oracle of AmunRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedThe Pyramids of GizaRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypttier 1Donald B. Redford (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2001View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.