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Mortuary Temple of Rameses III at Medianat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, 12th Century BC. Artist: Unknown.

Mortuary Temple of Rameses III at Medianat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, 12th Century BC. Artist: Unknown.

2-663-022 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Mortuary Temple of Rameses III at Medianat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, 12th Century BC. The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu is an important New Kingdom period structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. The temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III, (reigned 1198-1166 BC). Rameses receives prisoners of tribute: Note the severed hands of slain enemies.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer
  2. Rameses III: Egyptian: King, pharaoh, military leader
Picture Type
  1. Object
Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt Al Uqşur Luxor

  1. 25 41 47 N , 032 38 45 E

World Africa Egypt Qinā Medinet Habu

  1. ,

World Africa Egypt Qinā Karnak

  1. 25 42 55 N , 032 39 09 E

World Africa Egypt Qinā Thebes

  1. 25 42 00 N , 032 41 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Society & Culture Death & Burial

History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3176x2136
File Size : 19,875kb

Aliases

  1. MSBP11 | ET52TA106-DX
  1. 0370005064
  1. 2-663-022
  1. 2663022
  1. MSBP11 | ET52TA106-DX
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