Tani-Teru
Tani-Teru is southwest of Thybos on the caravan route that parallels the Stygian River to its west. A route from the oases of the Western Desert intersects the other here, going on to Nekheb on the east bank and farther on to points on the Ruby Sea. The city is a prominent military location, headquarters to units that patrol the southern portion of the Western Desert, between the Stygian and the Harh-Ahu-Ra Hills. Tani-Teru is the location of the high seat of the temple of Upuat, god of war and protection. This wolf-headed deity is often depicted with blue or gray hair to distinguish him from Anubis, and is said to go ahead of pharaoh in war or the hunt and be the “opener of the way.”
Another prominent temple is one to the goddess Hathor. Although her primary worship center is in Menefet, the temple here (from the 23rd Dynasty) is also large and well-known. The ceiling in one of its shrines is carved as a circular zodiac and shows the positions of the stars at different times of the year and also allow astronomers to predict eclipses of the moons. A decorated obelisk stands outside the temple and serves as the pointer of a giant sundial; the courtyard in which it stands is inlaid with a pattern of bronze lines, which make it possible to tell the time of day depending on the season of the year.
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