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Temple of Luxor Hieroglyphics

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"Temple of Luxor Hieroglyphics"

www.touregypt.net/featurestori… In ancient Egypt the temple area now known as Luxor was called Ipt rsyt, the "southern sanctuary", referring to the holy of holies at the temple’s southern end, wherein the principal god, Amun "preeminent in his sanctuary", dwelt. His name was later shortened to Amenemope. This Amun was a fertility god, and his statue was modeled on that of the similarly Min of Coptos. He also has strong connections to both Karnak and West Thebes.

Known in ancient times as "the private sanctuary (Opet) of the south," the temple proper is located south of Karnak. The present temple is built on a rise that has never been excavated and which may conceal the original foundations. The early building may rest on a no longer visible older structure dating back to the 12th Dynasty. However, since neither the cult nor any part of the temple appears to predate the early 18th Dynasty; the few Middle Kingdom fragments found here more probably came from elsewhere and were transported to Luxor after the original buildings were dismantled

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Image size
2919x2133px 1.63 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D300
Shutter Speed
10/300 second
Aperture
F/3.8
Focal Length
25 mm
ISO Speed
640
Date Taken
Apr 11, 2008, 9:19:38 PM
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