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Madinat Habu (also Medinet Habu, Arabic:مدينة هابو, Madīnat Hābū, „City of Hābū", Ancient Egyptian: Ta-hat (T3-Ḥwt), Coptic: Djeme/Djemi) is an archaeological site on the Nile west side of Luxor at the edge of the fruit land. Among other things, the so-called Millions of years Ramses ’III. This temple complex served both the death cult of the late king and the worship of the god Amun and is one of the largest temple complexes in ancient Egypt.
background
getting there
About 5 km from the ferry terminal on the west bank, about 500 m west of the Colossi of Memnon, there is a ticket booth where you can also buy tickets for Madīnat Hābū.
Tourist Attractions
The archaeological site is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The admission price is LE 100 and LE 50 for students (as of 11/2019).
Mortuary temple Ramses ’III.
Temple of Hatshepsut (so-called Small Temple)
Burial chapels of the wives of Amun
Mortuary temple of Eje and Haramhab
The remains of the mortuary temple of Eje and Haramhab are to the northeast outside the enclosure wall.
activities
Quad excursions
- 1 Luxor Star Sunrise, Luxor, West Bank, Gezirat el-Bairat (Office near the El Gezira Hotel). Mobile: 20 (0)111 744 5310, (0)106 406 4820. The company has existed since 2007. The approximately three-hour trips start either at 5:00 am at sunrise or 2:00 or 3:00 pm (depending on summer time). The latter last until sunset. The groups must consist of at least 15 people. The trip costs LE 320 per person including hotel pick-up (as of 3/2009). The journey begins or ends in the area of Madīnat Hābū. A barbecue belongs to the exit. Safety equipment is available. The group is accompanied by a jeep in front of and behind the quads group.(25 ° 43 ′ 6 ″ N.32 ° 35 ′ 50 ″ E)
- 2 Moto Safari. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. Guided tours of 75 to 90 minutes with Honda Quadbike Automatic. LE 200 complete with hotel pick-up.(25 ° 43 '4 "N.32 ° 35 '46 "E.)
kitchen
- 1 Hapy Habou restaurant, Medinet Habu (southwest of the entrance to the temple of Madīnat Hābū). Mobile: 20 (0)100 628 4890. Egyptian cuisine, pizza, sandwiches, salads and baked goods.Open: Daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.(25 ° 43 ′ 3 ″ N.32 ° 36 ′ 6 ″ E)
- 2 Ramses cafeteria restaurant (كاقيتريا ومطعم رمسيس, Kāfītriyā wa-Maṭʿam Ramsīs), Medinet Habu (at the entrance to the temple of Madīnat Hābū). Mobile: 20 (0)100 259 2822, (0)100 107 7523. (25 ° 43 ′ 5 ″ N.32 ° 36 '8 "E)
There is also a small restaurant in the area of Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna in the vicinity of the Ramesseums, more in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla as in Luxor.
accommodation
The hotels near the Temple of Madīnat Hābū are below Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna listed. Further accommodations are available in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla as in Luxor and Karnak.
trips
The visit of Madīnat Hābū can be combined with a visit to other mortuary temples and the burial of officials, e.g. in Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna connect.
literature
- Generally
- : Mortuary temple and millennium in Thebes. In:Communications from the German Archaeological Institute, Cairo Department (MDAIK), ISSN0342-1279, Vol.35 (1979), Pp. 301-321.
- : King for Eternity - the Houses of Millions of Years: An Inquiry into the King's Cult and Temple Typology in Egypt. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2002, Egypt and Old Testament; 51, ISBN 978-3-447-04521-6 .
- : Millions of years: for the conception of the space of eternity in constellative kingship in language, architecture and theology. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2010, ISBN 978-3-447-06187-2 .
- Temple complex of Madīnat Hābū
- Oriental Institute of Chicago excavation publications, http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/oip/
- : United with Eternity: a concise guide to the monuments of Medinet Habu. Chicago: Oriental Inst., Univ. [among others], 1980, ISBN 978-0-918986-28-3 .
