Medamud

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Coordinates: 25°43′N 32°39′E / 25.717, 32.65

Relief of the wall of Trajan representing a procession of singers and musicians in the honor of the Monthu at Medamoud.
Relief of the wall of Trajan representing a procession of singers and musicians in the honor of the Monthu at Medamoud.

The Ancient Egyptian settlement now known as Medamud (from the Ancient Eyptian Madu), is a town located about 8 km east-north from Luxor. The temple was excavated by Fernand Bisson de la Roque in 1925, who identified several structures dedicated to the war-god Monthu.

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