The Western Oases

Religious Diversity in the Egyptian Desert: New Findings from the Dakhleh Oasis

“…Decorations of deities, such as Thoth and Nehmet Away of Trimithis at the temple of Amun-Re at Deir el-Hagar (p. 27,Fig. 20), indicate the close connections between the cities, whose inhabitants presumably came together in a regional festival at Deir el-Hagar(Kaper 1997).Several features of temple decoration, funerary practices and literary culture have revealed an "archaizing" tendency(Kaper 2012). The inhabitants of the oasis were less impacted by trends or traditions in the Nile Valley, presumably because of their geographical location.…”