Bittplatze an agyptischen Tempeln vom 7. Jahrhundert v. Chr. bis zum 4. Jahrhundert n. Chr.

"Places of supplication" ("Bittplatze") are architectural structures in peripheral areas of Egyptian temples: on enclosing walls and gates, in the courtyards and the temple forecourts, but also in the areas behind the temples, which Borchardt described in 1933 as "counter temples" ("Gegentempel"). These have mostly been planned and created by official bodies. From the layout of the temple areas an...