Temple of Medinet Habu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Medinet_Habu_Temple
gptkb:Mortuary_Temple_of_Ramesses_III
gptkbp:buildingCompleted circa 1155 BCE
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Ramesses_III
gptkbp:constructionStartYear circa 1186 BCE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:chapel
gptkb:palace_of_Ramesses_III
storehouses
courtyards
pylons
administrative buildings
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:decoratedWith religious scenes
battle scenes
depictions of festivals
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Ramesses_III
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Epigraphic_Survey_of_the_Oriental_Institute,_University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:features gptkb:Osiride_pillars
sacred lake
depictions of the Festival of Min
depictions of the Festival of Opet
massive first pylon
reliefs depicting the defeat of the Sea Peoples
royal palace attached to the temple
gptkbp:function gptkb:cemetery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Temple of Medinet Habu
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:length approximately 150 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:West_Bank_of_Luxor
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
mudbrick
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Deir_el-Medina
gptkb:Valley_of_the_Queens
gptkbp:notableFor well-preserved reliefs
inscriptions of the Sea Peoples
massive enclosure walls
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Theban_Necropolis
gptkbp:period gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:significance major religious and administrative center in ancient Egypt
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Thebes,_Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
archaeologists
gptkbp:width approximately 300 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egyptian_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6