The mammisi of Edfu Temple is situated in front of the main temple at Edfu, the darker and shorter brick structureA mammisi (mamisi) is an ancient Egyptian small chapel attached to a larger temple These chapels, known as the birth-house, were built from the Late Period, and associated with the nativity of a god. Dedicated to Harsomptus, the son of Horus and Hathor. The courtyard in front of smaller structure was the site of an annual festival of singing and dancing. The walls of the Mammisi are decorated with scenes showing the story of the divine birth of Horus the child in the presence of Goddess Hathor, God Khenoum and other deities and Goddesses who were concerned with pregnancy and birth.