Deir el Medina. Temples were not the only location at which the worship of the gods occurred. The site of Deir el Medina has preserved the remains of public chapels dedicated to the gods. These chapels show a fairly consistent design. They consisted of an open forecourt leading to a roofed hall, often with one or two pillars, with benches along each side wall. On the benches were seats, seven along one side of the hall, five along the other. Some seats from these chapels were inscribed with the names of individuals, which may indicate that participation in worship in the chapel was by subscription. There is evidence later in Egypt of the existence of "cult guilds," in which individuals would enter into a legal contract to band together in the worship of a particular deity. Such evidence does not...