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Mortuary temples (or funerary temples) were temples that were erected adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, royal tombs in Ancient Egypt. The temples were designed to commemorate the reign of the Pharaoh under whom they were constructed, as well as for use by the king's cult after death. Some refer to these temples as a cenotaph.[1] These temples were also used to make sacrifices of food and animals.

A mortuary temple is categorized as a monument.

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Mortuary temple

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Mortuary temples (or funerary temples) were temples that were erected adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, royal tombs in Ancient Egypt. The temples were...

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Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

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The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the...

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Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III

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The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, also known as Kom el-Hettân, was built by the main architect Amenhotep, son of Hapu, for Pharaoh Amenhotep III during...

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Pyramid of Unas

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The causeway joined the temple in the harbour with the mortuary temple on the east face of the pyramid. The mortuary temple was entered on its east side...

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Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III

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Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the mortuary temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting...

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Medinet Habu

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with the largest and best preserved site, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III. The site of these temples included an inhabited human settlement since pharaonic...

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Pyramid of Sahure

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the mortuary temple. For comparison, Sahure's temple contained 370 running metres (1,214 running feet) of such relief decoration, while the temple of Khufu's...

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Pyramid of Nyuserre

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buried elsewhere. His monument encompasses a main pyramid, a mortuary temple, a valley temple on Abusir Lake, a causeway originally intended for Neferirkare's...

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Khafre

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complete statues were found as well. The mortuary temple was located very close to the pyramid. From the mortuary temple come fragments of maceheads inscribed...

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Mortuary Temple of Seti I

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The Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Seti I. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in...

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Userkaf

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years. The Nekhenre mainly functioned as a mortuary temple for the setting sun. Rites performed in the temple were primarily concerned with Ra's creator...

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Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi

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complex encompasses: a main pyramid; a mortuary temple situated on the east face of the main pyramid; a valley temple buried under modern Saqqara; a causeway...

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Pyramid of Neferirkare

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Sahure's temple had around 370 linear metres (1,200 linear feet) dedicated to relief decorations. Bárta identifies that storage space in mortuary temples expanded...

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Theban Necropolis

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Deir el-Bahri Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II Mortuary temple of Thutmose III Medinet Habu Mortuary temple and palace of...

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Menkaure

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son of Khafre and the grandson of Khufu. A flint knife found in the mortuary temple of Menkaure mentioned a king's mother Khamerernebty I, suggesting that...

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Twosret

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downfall and the termination of work on her temple project. Richard Wilkinson stressed that Twosret's mortuary temple was "largely structurally completed,"...

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Sahure

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shown celebrating the success of this venture in a relief from his mortuary temple which shows him tending a myrrh tree in the garden of his palace named...

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Pyramid of Userkaf

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a larger mortuary complex comprising a mortuary temple, an offering chapel and a cult pyramid as well as separate pyramid and mortuary temple for Userkaf's...

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Egyptian temple

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built temples there, as far south as Jebel Barkal. Most Egyptian towns had a temple, but in some cases, as with mortuary temples or the temples in Nubia...

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Mentuhotep II

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and it was the first mortuary temple that identified the pharaoh with the god Osiris. His temple inspired several later temples, such as those of Hatshepsut...

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Neferirkare Kakai

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death, Neferirkare benefited from a funerary cult taking place in his mortuary temple, which had been completed by his son Nyuserre Ini. This cult seems...

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Headless Pyramid

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very poor condition. Only the main pyramid, its substructure, and the mortuary temple can be definitively identified. Trace elements of a cult pyramid and...

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Pyramid of Khafre

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sits the mortuary temple. Though it is now largely in ruins, enough of it survives to understand the plan. It is larger than previous temples and is the...

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Pyramid of Menkaure

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Shepseskaf completed the temple construction. An inscription was found in the mortuary temple that said he "made it (the temple) as his monument for his...

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Pyramid of Pepi II

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main pyramid, a Ka pyramid, three queen's pyramids, a valley temple and a mortuary temple, linked by a four hundred meter long covered causeway, running...

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Senusret III

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from the building of the Senwosret III mortuary temple. The fragment itself is part of the remnants of the temple construction. This deposit provides evidence...

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Pyramid of Pepi I

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Old Kingdom mortuary complexes consisted of five essential components: (1) a valley temple; (2) a causeway; (3) a pyramid, or mortuary, temple; (4) a cult...

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