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Pictures from the great Mortuary temple of Ramasses 111 called the Medinet Habu on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor
Medinet Habu Court EG053447JHP Medinet Habu Temple Gateway Lintel Underneath Painted Colours Wings Cartouche Hieroglyphs located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor and a complex of temples is now dominated by the mortuary temple of Ramasses 111. Apart from being in excellent condition generally, the second court in this photograph offers some breathtaking coloured reliefs ironically preserved under the white wash applied during the Christian era and the temple was used as a church. Not included in most standard tour packages, this temple is worth the effort to be visited privately. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, River Nile, West Bank, Medinet Habu, temple, Ramses 111, lintel, ceiling, solar, disc, wings, landscape, second, courtyard, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, Amun, Kematef, decorated, painted, colors, colours, hieroglyphics, surfaces, Djamet, Ramasses, Ramesses, Osiride, statues, portico, court
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Medinet Habu
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Medinet Habu Court EG053447JHP
Upload Date: 2005-05-01 07:20:19
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Medinet Habu Temple Gateway Lintel Underneath Painted Colours Wings Cartouche

Hieroglyphs located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor and a complex of temples is now dominated by the mortuary temple of Ramasses 111. Apart from being in excellent condition generally, the second court in this photograph offers some breathtaking coloured reliefs ironically preserved under the white wash applied during the Christian era and the temple was used as a church. Not included in most standard tour packages, this temple is worth the effort to be visited privately.
Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, River Nile, West Bank, Medinet Habu, temple, Ramses 111, lintel, ceiling, solar, disc, wings, landscape, second, courtyard, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, Amun, Kematef, decorated, painted, colors, colours, hieroglyphics, surfaces, Djamet, Ramasses, Ramesses, Osiride, statues, portico, court