Mortuary Temple of Seti I

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View of remaining buildings in the Mortuary Temple of Seti I
View of remaining buildings in the Mortuary Temple of Seti I
Plan of the temple
Plan of the temple

The Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Seti I.[1] It is located in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor, near to the modern town of Qurna.

[edit] Construction

The temple seems to have be constructed towards the end of the reign on Seti, and may have been completed by his son Ramesses the Great after his death.[2] One of the chambers contained a shrine or sanctuary dedicated to Seti's father Ramesses I, who ruled for under 2 years, and did not construct a mortuary temple for himself.

[edit] Current condition

The entire court and any pylons associated with it have been destroyed and are now buried under the modern town to the east.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Creatness eclipsed by magnitude. Al-Ahram Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  2. ^ Weigall, Arthur (1910). A Guide to the Antiquities of Upper Egypt. London: Mentheun & Co, 258. ISBN 1-4253-3806-2. 


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