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Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Mortuary_Temple_of_Mentuhotep_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Mortuary_Temple_of_Hatshepsut
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari
gptkbp:material
gptkb:stone
limestone
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:Ashayet
gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari_mortuary_temple
gptkb:Henhenet
gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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