The Mortuary Temple of Merenptah on the West Bank at Luxor In Egypt

Mortuary temple of Merneptah (Merneptah), son of Ramses II, and XIII and back, and most were destroyed long ago, but recently greatly restored and is one of the newer sites in the West Bank of Luxor (Thebes) are available for sightseeing. The restoration work carried out by the Swiss Institute of Antiquities in cooperation with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities). In addition, the modern museum was built near the temple complex to view the items found during the excavations.
During the excavation and restoration works, and a team of archaeologists made a series of discoveries, including blocks of a pylon, and parts of the statue of the Sphinx, the massive nine pieces of limestone, and the jackal-headed Sphinx. We were told by the director of the project, and Horst Jaritz that some of these things were impressive. For example, says that the discovery of remarkably well-preserved multi-colored patterns of Amenhotep III, which may be the best known examples in Egyptian history.


Structure, which re-use of significant material (including statues) other features (including Hatshepsut and Akhenaten), and especially the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, was excavated by Petrie. However, it should be noted that the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III was almost completely destroyed by Merenptah quarries. Petrie discovered the famous obelisk Israel here in 1896. However, this trail was also originally made for Amenhotep III. But it was Merneptah, 19th Dynasty king, who had the text engraved on the back once again to describe the victories over the Libyans and other foreigners, including the first known historical reference to Israel.


It is interesting, and the destruction of the temple complex original Merneptah was the result of the same forces that the structure of Amenhotep III. Built not far from the oldest temple of Amenhotep III, and flooding of the Nile's first sweep of the two main pillars in the temple, along with the hall of columns, first, in the side rooms, and a hall of columns second and even chapels of worship. Soon in the rest of the building collapsed as well. This is no different from the destruction of the compound of Amenhotep III, although the former king's funerary temple built in the vicinity of the plan, the floods that flooded was not required for its demise.
Temple, though much smaller than their parents (just over half the size), however, copies of each design in Ramesseum. It's basically the same, just reduced in size. As a memorial to his father, and the mortuary temple and a courtyard with columns along the sides, and a nearby mansion in the south wall. In addition, the most prominent elements of the second Osiride Court at least at home, and could also have been Osiride statues of the king. After twelve court's second columns of the major pillars, in turn, followed by eight columns and an inner sanctum with chapels attached to them. Here were also found by a court with an altar to the sun.
There are adobe buildings and along the sides of the structure, including the annexes storage complex in the north, where the "treasure" was found. A small lake is sacred to extend the south within the complex. Entire complex was surrounded by a wall of mud brick wall.