It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus, although the previous structure was oriented east-west rather than north-south as in the present site.
建物は、やはりホルスに捧げられた初期の小さな神殿の場所に築かれたが、以前の構造は東西を向いており、現在の敷地のように南北方向ではなかった。