It has been pointed out to me that I published these photographs earlier this month with the heading "Merenptah" and no more detail to explain what is being shown. So here they are again with a bit of explanation to clarify them! I hope that the additional detail makes up for the complete lack of any information posted previously.
This is the mortuary temple of Merenptah on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. It lies in the line of mortuary temples that sit in the desert on the edge of agricultural land, one of which is the nearby and better known Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
Merenptah (Beloved of Ptah) was the fourth Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty and the thirteenth son of Ramesses II and succeeded him as Pharaoh. This unusal state of affairs is put down to the fact that Ramesses survived 12 of his sons, including Khaemwaset who was the official heir of Ramesses II for many years.
His mortuary temple was in a highly ruinous condition, but was excavated and restored by the Swiss Institute of Archaeology, and is now a fascinating site accompanied by a small but excellent museum.
The temple was built partly using both statuary and building components from earlier constructions - particularly the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III (now known mainly for the most its most conspicuous surviving components, the Colossi of Memnon). The mummy of Merenptah was recovered from the KV35 cache. He was succeeded by his son Seti II.
There is an excellent article by Jill Kamil from 2002 on the Al Ahram Weekly website about the excavations and restoration work at the temple, entitled "Like Father, Like Son", which was written following the official opening of the museum by President Mubarak.
This is the mortuary temple of Merenptah on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. It lies in the line of mortuary temples that sit in the desert on the edge of agricultural land, one of which is the nearby and better known Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
Merenptah (Beloved of Ptah) was the fourth Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty and the thirteenth son of Ramesses II and succeeded him as Pharaoh. This unusal state of affairs is put down to the fact that Ramesses survived 12 of his sons, including Khaemwaset who was the official heir of Ramesses II for many years.
His mortuary temple was in a highly ruinous condition, but was excavated and restored by the Swiss Institute of Archaeology, and is now a fascinating site accompanied by a small but excellent museum.
The temple was built partly using both statuary and building components from earlier constructions - particularly the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III (now known mainly for the most its most conspicuous surviving components, the Colossi of Memnon). The mummy of Merenptah was recovered from the KV35 cache. He was succeeded by his son Seti II.
There is an excellent article by Jill Kamil from 2002 on the Al Ahram Weekly website about the excavations and restoration work at the temple, entitled "Like Father, Like Son", which was written following the official opening of the museum by President Mubarak.
2 comments:
Merenptah (Beloved of Ptah) was the fourth Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty and the thirteenth son of Ramesses II and succeeded him as Pharaoh. This unusal state of affairs is put down to the fact that Ramesses survived 12 of his sons, including Khaemwaset who was the official heir of Ramesses II for many years.
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not 12 sons,but y belive 13 sons,no 13 was hy priest next to ramses 2,
...but y em not sur
You could well be right :-)
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