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Inner Passage Description
Round the temple as a whole runs an inner passage, entered from the Hypostyle Hall, which is also decorated with reliefs and inscriptions. On the outside of the temple wall are lions' heads as waterspouts and four rows of religious reliefs. At the foot of the wall are the King, Queen and priests proceeding in procession into the presence of the three chief divinities of Edfu. On the inner side of the enclosure wall are (east wall) the King before the divinities of Edfu; (north wall) similar scenes and long hymns to the god of Edfu; and (west wall) striking reliefs depicting Horus's contests with his enemies, who are represented as crocodiles and hippopotamuses.

Particularly notable among the reliefs on the west wall are
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin;  Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
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