Other tombs include at The Valley of The Queens .. The last part

QV51 - Tomb of Queen Isis ( or Eset )

Eset or Isis was the wife of Ramses III, and the mother of Ramses VI .

Her tomb is much damaged and is scarcely worth a visit .

QV44 - Tomb of Prince Kha-emwaset at The Valley of The Queens .. Part ( 6 )

This prince should not be confused with the much more famous son of Ramses II, the wizard prince of the magical tales of the Egyptian papyri .

QV52 - Tomb of Queen Titi ( or Tyti ) at The Valley of The Queens .. Part ( 5 )

Turning back on our tracks from the tomb of Amen(hir)khopshef, and taking the right-hand track at the fork of the paths, we pass two unnamed tombs, 54 and 53, and on our right hand we see the tomb No. 52, the tomb of Queen Titi, or Teyet or Tyti .

QV55 - Tomb of Prince Amen(hir)khopshef at The Valley of The Queens .. Part ( 4 )

This tomb lies a little farther on that of Nefertari, and is one which deserves to be seen, as the colour in its scenes has been wonderfully well preserved .

QV66 - Tomb of Queen Nefertari at The Valley of The Queens .. The Burial Hall and the Second Western & Eastern Annexe.. Part ( 3 )

We now pass out of the first hall and descend another staircase . This is decorated with figures which are admirably disposed so as to make the best of the space available .

QV66 - Tomb of Queen Nefertari at The Valley of The Queens .. Antechamber, Vestibule and First Eastern Annexe .. Part ( 2 )

Arriving at the valley, we take the path to the right, which leads to the tomb of Nefertari, the favourite queen of Ramses II, familiar to everybody from the frequent repetition of her graceful figure on the colossi of the great king,

The Valley of The Queens .. Historical notes .. Part ( 1 )

The Valley of the Tombs of the Queens is locally known as Biban el Harim, as that of the Tombs of the Kings is called Biban el Muluk . It is situated at the south end of the Theban Necropolis,

The Sacred Lake and some Mortuary Temples at Medinet Habu .. The last part

Thirty yards or so north of the temple, the Sacred Lake lies in a corner of the enclosure . It was constructed of masonry, and was about 60 feet square, with two flights of steps, one at each of its southern angles .

The 18th Dynasty Temple at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 9 )

We now pass out towards the High Gate on our way to the 18^th Dynasty temple, and notice on our way the remains of a small gateway of Nectanebis I leading into its sacred enclosure .

The Royal Palace of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 8 )

South of the first court are the remains of the palace which Ramses built for himself, with what seems to us curious callousness, in the closest connexion with his own mortuary temple .

The outside walls of the temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 7 )

There still remain the scenes on the outside walls of the temple, which, as usual, are of much greater interest than the ritual scenes within .

The Hypostyle Halls of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 6 )

The First Hypostyle Hall :

We now enter the First Hypostyle Hall, whose extraordinary appearance is due to the fact that part of the Coptic village of the place was built above it .

The Second Court of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 5 )

We now approach the Second Court by an inclined pathway which leads through the granite gateway of the second pylon .

The First Pylon and The First Court of The Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Part ( 4 )

Leaving the pavilion, and the other temples to right and left, we pass straight across the court to where the great pylon still rises to an impressive height, though its upper portion, with the overhanging cornice, has vanished .

The Great Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Historical and architecture Notes .. Part ( 3 )

Before us there now lies the Great Temple of Ramses III, which, alone of the great temples of the New Empire, the native period of Egypt's glory, survives in a state of reasonable preservation .

The Mortuary Temple Of Ramses III at Medinet Habu .. Entrance ( Migdol Gateway ) and The Outer Forecourt .. Part ( 2 )

This is, of course, the supreme object of interest at Medinet Habu, and to it most of our attention must be devoted . In approaching it, however, we have first to pass the pavilion of Ramses III,

The Mortuary Temples at Medinet Habu .. Historical notes .. Part ( 1 )

About three-quarters of a mile from the Memnon colossi lies the southernmost group of the long line of mortuary temples which extends along the whole eastern face of the Theban necropolis .

The First and Second Small Hypostyle Hall & Other Buildings at Ramesseum .. Part ( 5 ) .. The last part

We next come to the Small Hypostyle Hall, whose roof, in good condition, is supported by eight papyrus-bud columns . It is decorated with astronomical figures, and representations of the king before the gods .

The Second Court & The Great Hypostyle Hall at Ramesseum .. Part ( 4 )

The Second Court, which we now enter, though badly ruined, is in better condition than the First . On the north and south sides it had a double row of columns,

The First Court & Osymandias ( Ozymandias ) at Ramesseum .. Part ( 3 )

The First Court is a complete ruin .

The Great Eastern Pylon and The Battle Of Kadesh in The Ramesseum .. ( Part 2 )

The great eastern pylon which formed the entrance to the First Court is now a ruin ; but it was originally 220 feet across the front of its twin towers .

The Mortuary Temple of Ramses II, known as The Ramesseum ( Location & Historical Notes ) .. Part ( 1 )

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Location

This great temple, though unfortunately largely ruined, is of such importance as to deserve a visit to itself, in which case it is most easily approached by the pathway which leads across the cultivation from the Memnon colossi and the landing-place on the west bank of the Nile ;

Upper court of the Hatshepsut's Temple ( The east wall & The others chambers on the south side & The Sanctuary of Amûn-Rê ) .. Part ( 9 ) .. The last part

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Crossing the upper court to the doorway at its south-eastern corner, we notice that the east wall of the court has on its southern half reliefs, only partially preserved, of a procession of soldiers in gala equipment, carrying standards, and leading panthers .

The third courtyard of Hatshepsut's Temple ( Court & The Solar Cult Complex & North-western Hall of Offerings ) .. Part ( 8 )

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Ascending the ramp, we reach the upper court . A colonnade formerly ran along the face of this court, on the upper level .

Shrine of Hathor at the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut .. Part ( 7 )

To the south of the Punt colonnade stands the partly ruined shrine of Hathor, corresponding in position to the chapel of Anubis at the end of the north colonnade .

Hatshepsut's expeditions to the land of punt at the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut .. ( Part 6 )

We now return to the middle court, and go round the end of the ramp in order to reach the southern colonnade, on whose walls are the famous scenes of the voyage to Punt .

Hatshepsut's Divine Birth in the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut .. Part ( 5 )

We now return to the north, or Birth Colonnade, the reliefs on the rear wall of which represent the state fiction by which Hatshepsut was regarded as the actual child of Amûn by the Queen Ahmôse, the wife of Tuthmosis I .

The second courtyard of Hatshepsut's Temple and the shrine of Anubis .. ( Part 4 )

We now rise to the middle terrace, and have before us a picture of great beauty and interest . In front of us is the colonnade which stands in front of the retaining wall of the next ( upper ) terrace .

The entrance and the first courtyard of Hatshepsut's Temple .. ( Part 3 )

The original approach to the temple was by an avenue of sphinxes leading up from the plain . This led up to the first portal, now almost completely destroyed .

The Feud of the Tuthmosids and the mutilation of Hatshepsut's reliefs in Hatshepsut's Temple .. Part ( 2 )

The buildings at the temple show signs of the dynastic troubles of the time . In the main, the building is Hatshepsut's ; but the names of her father Tuthmosis I,

The Mortuary Temple Of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari .. About the temple and Historical Notes .. Part ( 1 )

Hatshepsut's beautiful temple has always been, and still is, one of the most deservedly famous of Egyptian temples . Since the discovery of the 11^th Dynasty building

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The Pylon of Ramses II with The Battle of Kadesh and The end of our journey .. Part ( 11 )

The Pylon of Ramses II with The Battle of Kadesh :-

We now pass out of the Forecourt of Ramses by the western gate, and go round to the front of the great pylon .

The Forecourt of Ramses II and other buildings in this court .. Part ( 10 )

The Forecourt or Sun Court of Ramses II :-

The Forecourt of Ramses II, which we now enter, need not dating us long . Its chief significance to us is an illustration of the degeneration of architectural conceptions and forms within the comparatively short space of a century .

Apts or Opet festival scenes at Luxor Temple .. ( Part 9 )

The reliefs on the side-walls of the Colonnade Hall of Amenhotep III are of fine work, and of especial interest, portraying, as they do, one of the great religious festivals of the Theban year .

Colonnade Hall of Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple .. Part ( 8 )

We must now retrace our steps to the Forecourt of Amenhotep where we first entered the temple, in order that we may complete our survey of the 18^th dynasty buildings by viewing what is doubtless the most imposing part of the whole temple,

Barque Shrine of Alexander the Great & Offering Table Room & Main Sanctuary of Amûn .. Part ( 7 )

Barque Shrine of Alexander the Great :-

From the birth-room, we pass into another three-columned chamber, whose reliefs are much damaged, and thence we enter the later Sanctuary, which was originally a four-columned vestibule before the earlier Sanctuary,

The Birth Room of Amenhotep III and The Birth Cycle of the king at Luxor Temple .. Part ( 6 )

We now return to the Hypostyle Hall, in order to get access, by passing out of the temple, and re-entering it on the right hand, beyond the First Vestibule, to the Birth-room, which as we have seen, was at least one of the reasons for the building of the whole temple .

The Great Hypostyle Hall & The First Vestibule ( Roman Sanctuary ) in Luxor Temple .. Part ( 5 )

The Great Hypostyle Hall :-

From the Forecourt, we now pass into the Hypostyle Hall, which has 32 columns, arranged in four rows of eight columns each . Ramses IV and Ramses VI have usurped the columns by inscribing their cartouches on them .

The great Forecourt of Amenhotep III in Luxor Temple ( Part 4 )

The great Forecourt of Amenhotep III, or as it is called ( Sun Court or Solar Court ) is one of the most perfect and noble examples of good 18^th dynasty work . It measures 148 feet in depth from north to south, and 184 feet in width from east to west .

Entrance & Pylon & Chapel of Serapis in the Luxor Temple .. Part ( 3 )

The present entrance to the temple is by the great pylon to the north, this mode of entrance has the advantage that the visitor is thus introduced to the different parts of the temple in their historical order of succession .

Historical Notes On The Luxor Temple .. Part ( 2 )

As we see it to-day, the great temple, 853 feet in length, and 181 feet across at its greatest breadth, belongs almost entirely to the later days of the 18^th dynasty and the earlier half of the 19^th dynasty, the chief work visible being that of Amenophis ( Amenhotep ) III of the earlier, and that of Ramses II of the later, dynasty .

Luxor temple .. About the temple .. Part ( 1 )

Of the two great temples of Thebes ( east bank ), that of Luxor Temple, though by no means so imposing as its vast neighbour at Karnak, should perhaps be the first to be visited .

Some Of Other Small Buildings .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 24 )

We now leave the enclosure of Montu by the south-eastern gate, built by Nectanebis II, and re-enter the great enclosure of Amen-Rê and proceed eastwards, passing a sgrine of the Ethiopian Pharaoh Shabaka, consisting of a twelve-columned hall, with tables for offering ranged round its brick walls .

The Temple Of Montu .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 23 )

We now pass through a gateway in the north temenos wall of the great temple, and reach the brick wall surrounding the precinct of the temple of Montu, the most ancient god of Thebes .

Temple Of Ptah And Hathor .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 22 )

We return, therefore, through the southern buildings of the great temple to the Hypostyle Hall, from the middle of the north wall of which a paved path leads to the temple of Ptah .

The Temple Of Mût In Asher .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 21 )

This temple, dedicated to the goddess Mût, consort of Amen-Rê, is very picturesquely situated at the end of the eastern avenue of sphinxes, leading from pylon X of the southern buildings of Karnak .

The Southern Buildings Of The Great Temple Of Amûn .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 20 )

The rectangular slots in the southern face of this pylon, which once held the great flagstaves, should be noticed . They bear the obvious traces of the action of fire, as the stones have been split in every direction .

The Southern Buildings Of The Great Temple Of Amûn .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 19 )

Pylon VIII, which closes in the south side of this court is the work of Hatshepsut, though the work upon it has suffered many usurpations . Hatshepsut's name was erased from the reliefs by Tuthmosis II .

The Southern Buildings Of The Great Temple Of Amûn .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 18 )

Pylon VII, which is now in front of us, is the work of Tuthmosis III, and bears a record of his victories in the usual form of cartouches of conquered tribes and cities, with a relief of the king slaying his enemies in the standard fashion .

The Southern Buildings Of The Great Temple Of Amûn .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 17 )

We have now finished our survey of the main building of the great temple ; but, besides the scattered remains of small temples and shrines which lie within the great temenos of Amûn, there is a very considerable southern extension which contains a number of reliefs and inscriptions of great interest .

Temple Of Ramses III .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 16 )

We are return to the small temple of Ramses III, which interrupts the row of Bubastite columns on the south side of the court . Being of 20^th dynasty date, this temple was obviously here before the court came into being, and it is plain that Ramses III considered the great temple to be completed by the pylon ( No. II ) of Ramses I which, in his day, formed the west front of the temple ; otherwise he would never have placed his temple where it was bound to be absorbed in any subsequent extensions .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 15 )

We now emerge from this somewhat complicated part of the temple into an open court where the 12^th dynasty temple originally stood . The scanty fragments which remain are mostly flush with the ground . Beyond the ruined walls on the left hand ( north ) of this court, and between them and the series of walls which enclose the temple to the north are two wells, one of them approached by a stair .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 14 )

In front of us, as we pass the VI and the last pylon of the main temple, a small and ruined structure of Tuthmosis III, with a granite gateway . On either side of the gateway is the well-known list of the conquests of Tuthmosis, which takes the usual form of a series of ovals with emergent figures, each oval bearing the name of a conquered city or locality . The list on the left-hand side is of particular interest, as it records, the tribes of the Upper Retenu ( Syria ) which His Majesty took in the wretched town of Megiddo .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 13 )

We pass through pylon No. IV, which formed the west front of the temple in the days of Tuthmosis I, but is now sadly ruined . The doorway was restored by Alexander The Great, the first of the later intrusions which we have to notice in this earlier part of the temple .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 12 )

We now cross the Hypostyle Hall again, and go out by the south door, in the middle of the south wall, to view the reliefs of Ramses II . These relate to his campaign against the Hittites . The wall of the first of the southern courts of the temple projects from the middle of the east section of the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, and on the western face of this projecting wall, in the angle formed by it with the wall of the hypostyle, is inscribed the treaty of peace, which was made between Ramses and Hattushilish, King of the Hittites, in the twenty-first year of the Egyptian king .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 11 )

Before we pass on to the eastern portion of the temple, which is mainly also the earlier portion, it is advisable to pass to the out-side of the hall, in order to see the historical reliefs which are carved on its south and north walls, and on the south wall of the pylon of Ramses I . We shall take these reliefs in their historical order, beginning with those of Seti I, which are on the north wall .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 10 )

Before the colonnade of Taharqa are two large pedestals for statues, and at the farther end of the colonnade ( east ) are the remains of statues of Seti I .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 9 )

We now enter the Great Forecourt, sometimes known as the Court of the Bubastites, from the fact that is was mainly erected by the Pharaohs of the Libyan or 22^nd dynasty, whose capital was at Bubastis .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 8 )

Before us is the stupendous Ethiopian pylon which now constitutes the west front of the temple . It is 370 feet wide, 142½ feet high, and 49 feet thick . Before we pass it, let us to realize on how colossal a scale the house of Amûn before us was built and endowed .

The Great Temple Of Amen-Rê .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 7 )

Leaving the temple of Khonsu, we proceed northwards for a short distance . Our road, after running along the side of the temple, turns somewhat towards the west at the north end of the building, then after a little bends round to the north again,

The Temple Of Khonsu .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 6 )

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The Temple Of Khonsu .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 5 )

From Luxor the Shari' el-Karnak leads straight to Karnak, which it reaches by the western avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, erected by Amenophis III . Approaching the site thus from the south-west, we are on the flank of the great temple instead of its front, and our first acquaintance with the group of temples which together make up Karnak is made as we reach the temple of Khonsu . This small temple was dedicated to the son of the Theban triad, the moon-god .

Historical Notes .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 4 )

Her successor, Tuthmosis III, made considerable additions to the growing building . He sheathed the obelisks of Hatshepsut in masonry up to the roof of the cedar hall, so that the inscriptions of the great queen should not be visible; but his other works were more worthy of his name .

Historical Notes .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 3 )

It is, however, with the rise of the 18^th dynasty that the glory of Karnak becomes the increasing study of each successive Pharaoh .

Historical Notes .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 2 )

• Karnak and Thebes rose and fell together, it was with the rise of The Middle Kingdom that Amûn and his temple really begin to come into the prominence which they never afterwards lost, save for the brief interlude of Atenism, until the fall of the Empire .

Karnak and its temples .. The Karnak Temple Complex .. Part ( 1 )

• About a mile and a half from of Luxor lies the vast aggregate of sacred buildings which we know as Karnak .

Southern Upper Egypt

Southern Upper Egypt – the region between Thebes and Aswan – was the most southerly area of Egypt proper , before Nubia and the regions of the south .

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 3

Near the southwestern corner of the Amun Temple are the royal tombs of the 21^st and 22^nd dynasties ( Psusennes I, Osorkon II, Takelot II, Amenemope, Sheshonq II, Sheshonq III ) discovered by Pierre Montet in 1939 .

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 2

The temple and its surrounding area are today a jumble of blocks, columns and mounds of rubble, but although few architectural features remain intact, the site has fortunately revealed much of its complex history .

San el-Hagar ( Tanis )… Part 1

One of the important Delta sites, San el-Hagar is the location of the ancient city of Dja'n ( the biblical Zoan ), called by the Greeks Tanis .

Unfinished Obelisk In Aswan

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Dendera Temple complex ( Part 6 ) , The Meanings and Definitions

• Propylon ( noun ) : The porch , vestibule , or entrance of an edifice . And that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens . In ancient Egyptian architecture, a monumental gateway, usually between two towers in outline like truncated pyramids, of which one or a series stood before the actual entrance or pylon of most temples or other important buildings .

Dendera Temple complex ( Part 5 )

Subsidiary chambers , storerooms and crypts :-

Ranged around the central area of the temple's shrine were chambers where the statues of visiting deities would be placed – sometimes with connected suites of rooms for the visitor's use ; storerooms for cultic equipment such as the clothing for the god's image , incense , etc ; vesting chambers where the priests would prepare themselves for special ceremonies ; and other rooms having to do with the daily course of temple ritual .

Dendera Temple complex ( Part 4 ) , Outbuildings of Hathor temple :

- Beyond the stone enclosure wall , there are the ruins of various outlying buildings of the complex .

- Moving towards the main temple from the gate and on its western side are the remains of the Roman period birth house built ( mammisi ) by Augustus shortly after Egypt was added to the Roman Empire .

Dendera Temple complex ( Part 3 )

19 - The staircase to the west of the offering hall , which was used by the priests to ascend to the roof , ( with the ascending figures of the king and various priests with the shrine of the goddess carved on its right-hand wall ) gave access to the roof of the temple and a chapel , where the goddess stayed overnight before beholding the rising sun in a symbolic union with the solar disc .

Dendera Temple complex ( Part 2 )

1 - The whole complex covers some 40,000 square meters and is surrounded by a hefty mud brick enclosed wall , while its original space is amounts to 81m × 38m , and it includes many temples and religious buildings . 

Dendera Temple complex ( Part 1 )

About the temple :

• Dendera temple is one of the most important and latest temple sites of Egypt, and provides examples of a particularly rich variety of later temple features .