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The Mortuary temple of Sethos ’I., Arabic:معبد سيتي الأول, Maʿbad Sītī al-auwal, is an archaeological site on the Nile west side of Luxor at the edge of the fruit land. Here is the so-called. Millions of years Sethos ’I. This temple complex served both the cult of the dead of the late king and the worship of the god Amun. The structure of the millions of years old can be studied very well on this well-preserved complex.
background
getting there
About 5 km from the ferry pier 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 the totem temple of Seti I.
Tourist Attractions
The archaeological site is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The admission price is LE 60 and LE 30 for students (as of 11/2019).
kitchen
There is 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 closest hotels can be found in the area of Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna. There is also accommodation in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla, Ṭōd el-Baʿīrāt, Luxor as 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 .
- Mortuary temple of Sethos ’I.
- : The temple of Seti I in Gurna; Vol. 1: The reliefs and inscriptions. Mainz: from Zabern, 1977, Archaeological publications; 20th, ISBN 978-3-8053-0049-0 .
