الفهرس 
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Abstract
This thesis seeks to give a complete idea about the cult of Sobek during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, inside and outside Egypt. The researcher analyzed and compared the archaeological remains and interpreted it to be able to approach the position of the crocodile god in the Greco-Roman world, and the way this cult evolved from the Pharaonic era and through the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Furthermore, a detailed information was given about the way Egyptians treated the sacred crocodile and how did it affect the way they built their temples which appeared in the Fayoum and Kom Ombo as the main cult centers of Sobek. Sobek’s temples in the Fayoum and Kom Ombo were analyzed from the architectural and the archaeological point of view, in addition to other cult centers and crocodile cemeteries which appeared all over the Egyptian provinces. All these evidences were compared to find out the main features and characteristics among Sobek’s temples and the difference between cult centers inside Egypt. As a matter of fact, the researcher went to many field excavations inside Egypt such as the Fayoum and Kom Ombo to be able to give the conclusive information, besides providing the images due to its scarcity in the references. Moreover, this thesis discussed the importance of Sobek’s cult which manifested not only in Egypt but in the Hellenistic and Roman world, as well the contexts of the existence of the crocodile god were approached and analyzed.