Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mortuary_Temple_of_Mentuhotep_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ruins
gptkbp:architecturalStyle ancient Egyptian architecture
gptkbp:built gptkb:11th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:Mentuhotep_II
gptkbp:constructedAround circa 2050 BCE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:chapel
paintings
reliefs
offering halls
statues of Mentuhotep II
burial shaft
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Mentuhotep_II
gptkbp:directionA east-west
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Édouard_Naville
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1903
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Herbert_Winlock
1920s
gptkbp:features gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:cathedral
terraces
colonnades
central ramp
gptkbp:hasRelief gptkb:King
gptkb:deity
gptkb:Mentuhotep_II
priests
processions
battle scenes
gods and goddesses
offering scenes
offering bearers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mortuary_Temple_of_Hatshepsut
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari
gptkbp:material gptkb:limestone
gptkb:stone
mudbrick
gptkbp:near gptkb:Valley_of_the_Kings
gptkbp:notableFor integration with natural landscape
unique architectural design
burial of royal women
early use of colonnades
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Theban_Necropolis
gptkbp:significance precursor to later New Kingdom temples
restoration of centralized rule in Egypt
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Thebes,_Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II