안녕하세요 – Hello!!
So this is going to be a different type of post but that’s okay! Namjoon 남준 from BTS 방탄소년단 posted a picture at the Temple of Dendur at the MET! As many of you know, this is one of my absolute favorite places and I was very excited to see that I actually have a picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 in the same exact spot as him! Namjoon 남준 loves museums and is a big supporter of the arts – just like me!
I discovered BTS 방탄소년단 during quarantine in 2020 after my Nonno passed away and their music (plus their TV shows etc.) have been a huge comfort for me. I love their music and I love their message – so much so that I am trying my hardest to learn some Korean 한국어 so I can listen to their music without needing as many translations. Writing about ancient Egypt and BTS 방탄소년단 have been my ways to try to healthily cope with my Nonno’s death, which is still something I am having difficulty processing.
Some history on the Temple of Dendur: The temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 was actually commissioned by Augustus 𓉐𓉻𓀀 and building was completed by 10 B.C. Dendur is located in Nubia, and is just south 𓇔𓅱𓏏 of Aswan 𓋴𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏲𓊖. Even though the temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 was built by Augustus 𓉐𓉻𓀀, it definitely follows Egyptian style and not Roman style. The temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 was primarily used to worship the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥.
감사합니다 – Thank You!