In the Hellenistic culture of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt, the cella referred to that which is hidden and unknown inside the inner sanctum of an Egyptian temple, existing in complete darkness, meant to symbolize the state of the universe before the act of creation.

Egyptian temples were built for the official worship of the gods and in commemoration of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt and regions under Egyptian control. Temples were seen as houses for the gods or kings to whom they were dedicated.

In the cella (now ruined) was a shrine structure with a cult crypt underneath (better preserved in the neighboring so-called Temple of Bacchus) serving local religious ritual. Outside was a tall tower altar of eastern type.

The Pantheon consists of a 34m by 13.6m ‘pronaos’, or portico, and a 43.2m inner diameter circular ‘cella’, or main temple, crowned by a dome. The pronaos has three rows of Corinthian columns that stand 14 meters tall.

A naós or cella, the inner chamber in Greek and Roman temples; An ancient Greek temple, called a naos in Koine Greek; Naos (hieroglyph), an Egyptian hieroglyph; Zeta Puppis, a star

A cella is the inner chamber of a temple, where the cult statue of the deity is housed and where worship takes place. This sacred space is typically surrounded by a colonnade and serves as the focal point of the temple's religious activities, emphasizing the importance of the divine presence in various architectural styles.

Term for the hall in a temple in which stood the statue of the deity. It was a sacred place where only sanctuary officials who had been ritually purified were allowed to enter. This highly restricted group was called erib biti or “ones who enter the temple".

In the Hellenistic culture of Ptolemaic Egypt the cella referred to that which is hidden and unknown inside the inner sanctum of a temple, existing in complete darkness, meant to symbolize the state of the universe before the act of creation. The cella, also …

The foundations of a rectangular structure inside the cella building are interpreted as a cult base. At ca. 620-610 B.C., two additional terraces were built at the south of the temple, to accommodate dedications (votive columns and statuary).

In the Hellenistic culture of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt, the cella referred to that which is hidden and unknown inside the inner sanctum of an Egyptian temple, existing in complete darkness, meant to symbolize the state of the universe before the act of creation.