Showing posts with label San El-hagar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San El-hagar. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2016

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 3

Near the southwestern corner of the Amun Temple are the royal tombs of the 21st and 22nd dynasties ( Psusennes I, Osorkon II, Takelot II, Amenemope, Sheshonq II, Sheshonq III ) discovered by Pierre Montet in 1939 .

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 2

The temple and its surrounding area are today a jumble of blocks, columns and mounds of rubble, but although few architectural features remain intact, the site has fortunately revealed much of its complex history .

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 1

One of the important Delta sites, San el-Hagar is the location of the ancient city of Dja'n ( the biblical Zoan ), called by the Greeks Tanis .