Speos Artemidos - Temple

The Temple consists of a vestibule and an inner chamber connected with it by a short corridor. Above the entrance is a long inscription glorifying the reign of Hatshepsut and inveighing against the misdeeds of the Hyksos. The vestibule originally had eight pillars, of which three remain, bearing on their sides the names of Tuthmosis III and Sethos I; the fronts were to be decorated with sistra, but these were left unfinished. On the rear wall, to the left of thedoor, is Sethos I between Amun-Re (enthroned) and the cat headed Pakhet, with Thoth addressing the nine great gods of Karnak and the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt. To the right of the door are three reliefs: Sethos sacrificing to Pakhet, Sethos receiving from Pakhet the hieroglyphs