The Other Temples on the West Bank at Thebes in Egypt, Part I
The Temple of Amenhotep I
This temple is often mentioned in relation to the principle of Queen of Amenhotep I, Ahmose Nefertari, who appears to have had him by the cult of worship in this temple. Although the tomb has not yet been found, and discovered that he and his mortuary temple of Queen on the edge of flood plains to the south arm of the Abu Naga. This probably made him the first King of his mortuary temple is located in a different area of his grave, or at least the first governor of the New Kingdom to do so. There were a number of blocks to retrieve this church, and many of them representing the king bridge festival. Elements that were recovered, including several other parts of the statues and obelisks, but as usual with these temples, there was almost nothing.
The Temple of Amenhotep II
Commissioned by the Temple of Amenhotep II after the extension is just north of the site will be built Ramesseum at a later date. Although the few remaining of this temple, because of the looting of a temple of stone at an early date, and we know that it is likely to be small because of the long reign of this king. He had a court surrounded by four sides of the pillars of the gallery. Petrie, in his research on the temple and discovered the paintings basis.
Temple Nebwenenef
From time to time, "said a senior official to curry favor with this rule to be allowed to build a special structure. This was the case with Nebwenenef, who was a priest of Onurisa and Hathor in Dendera. He and the Prophet first post Amun in the first year only for the reign of Ramses II, who got a rare chance to build his own mortuary temple in the West Bank of Thebes. Nebwenenef small facility was built under the slope of the arm of Abu Naga, near the temple of Ramses II, father of King Seti the First. In this temple there are two large breaking of Ramses II, located at the entrance to the Court, although the rest of the temple is now destroyed.
Baptist Temple of Ramesses IV
Mortuary temple of Ramses IV, built at the entrance to the Gulf of Deir el-Bahari, just north of the famous Temple of Hatshepsut. Several Egyptologists on the ruins of the investigation, including the Carter and Spiegelberg, but very little is found that there was a residue of the foundation, along with blocks of sandstone few runway. This structure is now completely destroyed.
Temple of Ramses
Ramesses IV at first decided to build a large mortuary temple just south of the pillars of the temples. However, following the decision to build more just north, leaving the project, but additional work may be conducted in this temple of Ramses V and VI. However, it seems that this temple was left unfinished. Investigations at the archaeological site and deposit base to discover and reuse several blocks of several ancient temples, including those Tuthmosis II, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut and Ramses II and Merneptah and Ramesses III. Once again, as is the case with most of the temples in this area is difficult to find the temple today.
Temple Siptah
Located between the temples of Tuthmosis III, and Ramesseum monument built by the relatively unknown 19th Dynasty King, Siptah. Although Petrie discussed in this web site, as did a majority of all the minor temples in this area, almost nothing significant was found not in the repositories of bases Siptah and Chancellor of the Gulf. Although the function of this temple does not seem to be explained, it was noted that Siptah and Queen, Tawosret (Tausert) appears to also build one in the West Bank. And is located in the middle of the road between the temples of Thutmose IV, Merneptah. Almost nothing is known of the Second Temple, and the elements are only the ruins were discovered in a container and fragments of stone and ceramics.
Chapel of Queen White
The name of this temple is derived from the limestone statue of the pale of Merit - Amon, who was the daughter and wife of Ramses II, which was discovered at the site. It's described as a "player Sistro - death" and "Dancer of Horus", also held titles of "Priestess of the Heat - Hert), singer, and Atom and rituals, as well as being an" occupying the courtyard with the smell of perfume, and the top of the Harem of Amun-Re, the eldest daughter of the King and Nefertari, his face brilliant, brilliant in the minors, beloved of the Lord of the Two Lands ", which stands by the teacher as Sothis near Orion, one satisfied with what has been said that when she opens her mouth the Lord of the Two Lands" This chapel is located to the west of the temple of Amenhotep II, not far for Ramesseum.
The recent discovery at the site, four of them do not believe, and dating back to the Middle Kingdom, were discovered. Unfortunately, they are all names have been erased, but it is believed he had stayed in the shelter of the nearby graves.