13th February 2015
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Temples from Merenptah to Amenhotep II
Roadside temples from Merenptah to Amenhotep II - Alongside the Necropolis main road from Ticket Office to Carters House.
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Temples from Merenptah to Amenhotep II
Roadside temples from Merenptah to Amenhotep II - Alongside the Necropolis main road from Ticket Office to Carters House.
Merenptah (Merneptah) Mortuary Temple
Merenptah was Ramesses II’s thirteenth son. Merenptah ruled for 10 years at the end of the 18th Dynasty (13th century BC).
Merenptah was based on the temple of Tuthmosis III, rather than on the complicated ones of his father Ramesses II or his grandfather Seti I.
Amenhotep III Mortuary Temple– North Gate
Two new colossi have been raised here. The colossi are about 300 metres from their original site. The Eastward colossus as seen on the left is 12.35 metres high and the Westward colossus is 12.92 metres high.
Tausret Mortuary Temple
Queen Twos ret (Tausret Tawosret, ). She was the last ruler of the 19th Dynasty. She ruled for seven years but this included the six-year reign of Siptah, her predecessor. Tausret assumed Siptah’s reignal years as her own. Her own reign would have been from 1191 to 1189 BC. Her royal name, Sitre Meryamun, means "Daughter of Re, beloved of Amun."
Khonsuirdis Temple
26th Dynasty, around 630 BC. An important official of the reign of King Psamtek I.
An inscription states that Khonsuirdis was 'Governor of Upper Egypt', a high official. He is also shown as a priest with shaven head and leopard-skin vestment, holding or presenting a shrine of a God. The shrine was likely to be that of Osiris. On his right shoulder is a cartouche of his king, Psamtek I (664-610 BC).
Tuthmosis IV (Thutmose, Thutmosis) Mortuary Temple
8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. (1401 – 1391 BC or 1397 – 1388 BC) ?. His royal name is Menkheperure, which means, “Established in forms is Re" Tuthmose IV was born to Amenhotep II and Tiaa.
Prince Wadjnes Chapel.
Prince Wadjnes (Weneg) (Wadjmose) - 18th Dynasty.
Very little remains of this chapel. It lies on the south side of the Ramesseum.
It is thought that he was born before his father ascended the throne, he predeceased him.
His Chapel may have been erected during the reign of Tuthmosis II and is located between the temple of Tuthmosis IV and the Ramesseum.
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His Chapel may have been erected during the reign of Tuthmosis II and is located between the temple of Tuthmosis IV and the Ramesseum.
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Ramesseum
Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great) Mortuary Temple
19th Dynasty - 13th century BC.
House of millions of years of Usermaatra-setepenra that unites with Thebes-the-city in the domain of Amon.
White Queen Chapel
The name for this temple was derived from a pale limestone bust of Merit-Amun.
She was the oldest daughter and wife of Ramesses II. She is depicted as a Sistrum-Player of Mut - Dancer of Horus. She held a title of Priestess of Het-Hert - Songstress of Atum - The One Who Fills the Forecourt with scent of her fragrance - Superior of the Harem of Amun-Ra – She was the eldest daughter of the King and Nefertari.
Siptah Temple
19th Dynasty King.
The function of this temple seems to be unknown. Siptah and his queen Tausret built another temple nearby. Nothing is known of this second temple. The only items discovered in its ruins were jar fragments and small stone and faience plaques along with foundation deposits naming Siptah and Chancellor Bay.
Amenhotep II Temple
Amenhotep II temple lies next to the north side of the Ramesseum. A large Anubis was found and is now in Cairo, a copy has been made and is in situ. A great deal of work has been done here and you can see what the site must have looked like. You pass the Amenhotep II site on the way to the entrance to the Ramesseum.