WebLe complexe religieux de Karnak — appelé temple de Karnak, ou simplement Karnak — comprend un vaste ensemble de ruines de temples, chapelles, pylônes et d’autres bâtiments situés au nord de Thèbes, aujourd’hui la ville de Louxor [1], en Égypte, sur la rive Est du Nil.. Le complexe de Karnak, reconstruit et développé pendant plus de 2 000 ans …

WebOrientation réelle et orientation symbolique. L'entrée du temple est face au Nord ([9] autre plan avec orientation), ou, pour être exact, l'axe longitudinal du temple incline de 15° environ vers l'est du nord vrai (NV), c'est le nord-quart-nord-est du compas.Mariette, dans le plan du site (tome 1, planche 1 / cf. Dendérah) fait une distinction entre le « Nord vrai » …

WebThe Luxor Temple (Arabic: معبد الأقصر) is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".It was one of the two primary temples on the east bank, …

WebKarnak (al-Karnak,الكرنك, "ciudad fortificada", llamada en el Antiguo Egipto Ipet sut, "el lugar más venerado") es el nombre de una pequeña población de Egipto, situada en la ribera oriental del río Nilo, al norte de Luxor, la zona de la antigua Tebas, que albergaba el complejo religioso más importante del Antiguo Egipto. [1] Forma parte del conjunto …

WebThe Great Temple of the Aten (or the pr-Jtn, House of the Aten) was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna (ancient Akhetaten), Egypt.It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1353–1336 BCE). Akhenaten ushered in a unique period of ancient Egyptian history by establishing the new …

WebAmun and Amaunet are mentioned in the Old Egyptian Pyramid Texts. The name Amun (written imn) meant something like "the hidden one" or "invisible".. Amun rose to the position of tutelary deity of Thebes after the end of the First Intermediate Period, under the 11th Dynasty.As the patron of Thebes, his spouse was Mut.In Thebes, Amun as father, Mut as …

WebMentuhotep II was the son of Intef III and Intef III's wife Iah who may also have been his sister. This lineage is demonstrated by the stele of Henenu (Cairo 36346), an official who served under Intef II, Intef III and his son, which the stele identifies as Horus s-ankh-[ib-t3wy], Mentuhotep II's first Horus name. As for Iah, she bore the title of mwt-nswt, "King's …

WebFrom her accession to the throne, Hatshepsut renewed the act of monument building. The focal point of her attention was the city of Thebes and the god Amun, by whom she legitimized her reign. The preeminent residence of Amun was the Temple of Karnak to which Hatshepsut had contributed the Eighth Pylon, two 30.5 m (100 ft) tall obelisks, …

WebIn the pyramid & temple section you can explore the ancient monuments; using interactive maps, photos, drawings, and paintings. Also check out 3D Temples and see how these shrines, to the gods, may have appeared to ancient eyes. Mark Millmore. how I …

WebEgyptian temples were built for the official worship of the gods and in commemoration of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt and regions under Egyptian control. Temples were seen as houses for the gods or kings to whom they were dedicated. Within them, the Egyptians performed a variety of rituals, the central functions of Egyptian religion: giving offerings to …