Shedet
Shedet, also known in antiquity as Crocodilopolis, was an ancient Egyptian city in the Fayum Oasis that served as the principal cult center for Sobek, the crocodile god. The city’s religious character rotated around temple precincts where sacred crocodiles were venerated, mummified, and displayed as part of Sobek’s cult.
Name and location: In Egyptian records the site is referred to as Shedet; Greek and Latin authors
Religious and cultural role: The Sobek cult dominated civic life, with a major temple complex and rituals
History and archaeology: Shedet appears in records from the Late Period through the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
Modern significance: The ruins provide crucial evidence of Sobek worship and the broader Egyptian practice of