Medinat Habu Temple, Western Thebes |
Medinat Habu, the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III (20th Dyn 1184-1153 BC) |
Most group tours skip this magnificient temple |
Medinat Habu Temple |
Medinat Habu Temple of Ramses III, Western Thebes |
Syrian Gate of the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III |
You need to get your tickets before arriving at the site. There is no ticket office here |
Ramses III smiting his enemies on the Syrian Gate |
Syrian Gate's monumental entrance |
Inside the Syrian Gate, or High Gate, ca 1155 BC |
Syrian Gate, Medinat Habu |
Palm Column (floral order) |
Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess |
First pylon of Medinat Habu |
Forecourt, between the Syrian Gate and First Pylon, Medinat Habu |
Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers built for the priestesses of Amun |
Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers |
Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers, 26th Dynasty |
Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers |
Massive First Pylon, Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, Medinat Habu |
Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, Medinat Habu |
Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, Medinat Habu |
First Pylon, Medinat Habu |
Ramses III smiting the Libyans and offering them to the gods |
Ramses III smiting the Libyans |
First Pylon |
Ramses III and the god Amun |
First Court, Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, Medinat Habu |
Colossus in the First Court |
Ramses III executing a prisoner before Amun |
Scribes counting the hands of the slain enemy, First Court |
Amun and Mut |
Ramses III protected by Nekhbet, the vulture goddess |
Palm Columns in the First Court |
First Court, dedicated to warding off chaos |
First Court |
Debbie in the First Court |
Osiride colossus in the First Court |
Colossal feet, First Court, Medinat Habu |
Gate between the First and Second Courts |
Nekhbet, the vulture goddess, above all gateways offering protection |
Gate between the First and Second Courts |
Second Court, Papyrus columns |
Second Court of the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III at Medinat Habu |
Second Court, papyrus columns |
Second Court devoted to great festivals |
Second Court |
Second Court |
Ramses III and Ra |
Ramses III making an offering to Anubis |
Ramses III with color perseved |
The goddess Maat with the feathers of justice |
Papyrus Column, Second Court |
Papyrus Columns, Second Court, Medinat Habu Temple |
Papyrus Column, Second Court |
Gateway from the Second to the Great Hyposyle Hall with the vulture-protector Nekhbet and the cartouches of Ramses III |
Ramses III making offerings to the gods |
Horus |
Offerings to Anubis and Hathor |
Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess |
Offerings to Hathor and Horus |
Little remains of the Great Hypostyle Hall except the massive pillar bases |
Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinat Habu |
Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinat Habu |
Thoth, god of wisdom, scribe of the gods |
Walls of the Great Hypostyle Hall |
Walls of the Great Hypostyle Hall |
Goddess Nekhbet in form of a vulture |
Ramses III offering to Amun |
Priest leading a bull, Medinat Habu |
Gods are depicted with curved beards |
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Ramses III harbesting corn in an offering to Hapy, the Nile god |
Hapy, the Nile god |
Amun and Maat |
Amun and Maat, Medinat Habu |
Amun at Maat |
Son of Ra |
Remains of the Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinat Habu |
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Ramses III |
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Amun offering Papyrus and Lotus symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt |
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