The Temple of Montu, Rattawy and Harpocrates at Medamud

The Egyptian god, Montu was an important falcon-headed god, in the early history of the region well. Not only was a temple dedicated to him in Thebes, but also in the neighboring areas in the old Madhu, Medamud today about eight miles to the north-east of the city of Luxor. It also places of worship in Armant, and wishes.
Despite the existence of East Kingdom temple was built for God's sake, and perhaps even earlier destroyed the structure. This temple, originally built Sesostris III, possibly with additions Mentuhotep Nebhepetre. Kings of the Kingdom of East 2nd transitional period and continued to build there, including the Sedjefakare, second and third Sobekhotep Sobekhotep family 13, and I Sebekemzaf Family 17. We can also see some of the charred remains from the era of the modern state and the Late Period. However, the temple ruins of the Greco-Roman alive, which along with the war and the God Montu, and is dedicated to Rattawy (the equivalent of female Rey, which is often represented as Hathor as a cow with a solar disk on his head to overcome ) and Harpocrates (Horus the child). You've built the temple to the oldest.

The main entrance was built by Tiberius, but the front entrance consists of three times the unusually consists of three stalls, Ptolemy XII. In the booth from the South, and walls decorated with the inscriptions of the screen with the singers and musicians, along with the gods of dance, music. The entrance leads through a front yard covered with a large altar, which was embellished by Antoninus Pius. It is ringing in the hall of columns, which was built by Ptolemy VIII. Unfortunately, only some of the columns and the wide variety of species covered in the courtyard built by Ptolemy VII and the columns outside the room all that is to stay alive today. However, as a matter of granite representing Amenhotep II before Montu has also been re-preserved.
Behind the main shrine dedicated to Montu, his consort and Rattawy Harpocrates, sanctuary is smaller than the sacred bull of Montu, only a small portion of the outer wall remaining. However, in one of these walls, and a scene depicting the king (Trajan) worship of a bull in a place where oracles were delivered are still visible. This is a small shrine, and possibly including rooms for live animals. Some walls in the main temple, the show is smaller than the magneto haven, has been decorated by emperors Domitian and Trajan.
This temple is surrounded by a brick wall, and built Tiberias, and inside the fence was a sacred lake, pool, and pens. Once upon a time there was also a Church of Ptolemy, which was built by Ptolemy II and Ptolemy III, Ptolemy IV gold Phiopator, in the southwest corner of the wall, and how full the Sphinx procession from the main entrance of the temple in the spring was in the canal, which links this temple in the Temple of Montu at Karnak precinct. Axis of the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of faces.
To the east of the sanctuary of the temple and the cemetery. Block field on the south side of the temple is worth investigating, as it contains many interesting patterns, fragmented and lintel of Ramses III, and the lower part of part of the seated statue of Senusret I. However, many of these items came from this temple in particular.

He also pointed out that a Christian church, dating back perhaps as early as the 4th century, was built in this temple. Their effects are still detectable, and the remnants of the building, is still seen. Unfortunately, these early Christians, and caused major damage to the temple inscriptions, often carving the faces of kings and gods alike.