The Lion Temple in Musawwarat:

Musawwarat's Lion Temple lies around 600 meters southeast of the Great Enclosure. It is a typical late
Kushite one room temple, dedicated to the lion god Apedemak. It was constructed under King
Arnakhamani (c. 235–218 BC) reliefs on the outer sidewalls of the temple depict Arnakhamani and a
prince, protected by the goddess Isis, venerating a succession of deities. There are six gods on the
southern wall, and four divine couples on the northern wall. The exterior back wall shows Arnakhamani
in front of the gods Apedemak and Sebiumeker. Inscriptions giving the names of the royal personages
and deities along with short hymns to the latter accompany the representation. The reliefs on the
interior 40 of the temple are smaller-scale scenes related to the cult practices in the temple.

Story of the Apedemak

Apedemak, also known as Apademak, was a lion-headed warrior god worshiped in Egypt and Sudan in
Africa. These residents lived in the Nubia region (along Nile River)

Apedemak warrior god of solar origin represented as a lion, as a man with a lion's head or with figure of
a man with three lion heads and four arms

Apedemak or Apademak was a lion-headed warrior god worshiped by the Meroitic peoples
inhabiting Nubia. He is often shown holding a scepter embellished with a seated lion at its tip.
 In the temple of Naqa built by the rulers of Meroe, Apedemak was depicted as a three-headed
leonine god with four arms [1] and as a snake with a lion head.

However, he is usually depicted as a man with a lion head. Apedemak was considered the war god
of Kush.

The Kushites believed that Apedemak brought victories to their armies and defeated their enemies.
When Kushite pharaohs carried out military campaigns, they often claimed the support and
companionship of Apedemak. Several Meroitic temples dedicated to this deity are known from the
Western Butana region: Naqa, Meroe, and Musawwarat es-Sufra, which is his chief cult place.

Sacred animals include cattle and the African Elephant.

WIFE OF APEDEMAK

Amesemi, the goddess wearing a crown/shaped like a falcon or moon and is Goddess of Protection.
She is the wife of Apedemak. In a few carvings, she is seen along with Apedemak and their son
Horus.

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The Lion Temple had already collapsed in antiquity, shortly after its construction, due to insufficient
foundations.

Its decorated sandstone blocks were in an exceptionally good condition, untouched by wind and
sand abrasion, when they were excavated in the 1960s.

As a result, the temple could be completely re-erected. It received a modern roof and was finally
inaugurated in 1970.

The roof was renewed in 2015. The temple had been surrounded by a large oval enclosure with an
entrance in the southeast in antiquity.

The wall visible today at the back of the temple is a modern protective measure to shield the temple
from wind and sand abrasion. Its outline does not follow the ancient enclosure wall.