Hepes temple deemed last temple from Persian age El-Sawy

CAIRO – 6 August 2017: A recently released video on Saturday has shed light on Hepes Temple located in New Valley governorate that dates back to Persian age El-Sawy on ON Live channel’s morning show this Friday.



Resonating from Egyptian origins, ‘Hepes’ is a Greek word meaning for plow and was named to the temple that was built by the 26th and the 27th Persian families.

Built through featuring old construction in a modern era, the temple comprises of a ship port and a Roman gate that was built during the ruling of the Roman Emperor ‘Galba’ year 69.

The gate features carving that is referred to as ‘The 66 carvings,’ which discusses societal laws, women rights, and regulations and policies that were meant to organize the relations between owner and farmers.

The temple is considered to be the last stone temple that dates back to the Persian El-Sawy era that also depicts El-Kabsh Road that dates back to Ptolemy era, and Persian gates that date back to the ruling of King Darweis I.