Medinet abu

In the era of the New Kingdom, the concept of a memorial temple was born, as a separate memorial complex, not part of the tomb. Thanks to this, the pharaohs got the opportunity to fully embody and perpetuate their power in them. The memorial temple of Ramses III in Medinet Abu is a vivid and well-preserved example of the memorial temple of the kings of the New Kingdom.

The construction of the "cloister of millions of years ka" of the second pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of Ramses III began immediately shortly after his accession to the throne and was completed around 1156 BC e.

To a large extent, the complex in Medinet Abu replicates the majestic Ramesseum , the memorial temple of the great pharaoh Ramses II , inferior to it, however, in luxury and size.

The wall bas-reliefs of the temple of Ramses III in Medinet Abu depict the outstanding achievements of the late Pharaoh, including his military victory over the invaders around 1180 BC. e. in the Delta hordes of "peoples of the sea . "

In ancient times, a canal was dug to the temple, ending with a pier with low fortress towers and a low belt of walls covering the entire territory of the complex.

It was first studied in 1799-1801 by the French amateur Egyptologist Dominic Vivan-Denon , a participant in the Egyptian campaign of Napoleon , who published sketches from the bas-reliefs of the temple in his book Travels in Lower and Upper Egypt (Paris, 1802). In the summer of 1829, examined in more detail by Jean-Francois Champollion , a member of the Franco-Tuscan expedition to Egypt (1828-1829).

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• Great illustrated tour of the temple complex in Medinet Abu