Temple of Soleb

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The Temple of Soleb is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple in modern-day Sudan, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and dedicated primarily to the god Amun-Ra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple
archaeological site
accessibleFrom village of Soleb
ancientNameLanguage Egyptian
artStyle Amarna-period-related style of Amenhotep III era
associatedWithCulture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
associatedWithRegion Upper Nubia
builtBy Amenhotep III
commissionedFor jubilee celebrations of Amenhotep III
constructionCenturyBC 14th century BC
constructionPeriod 18th Dynasty of Egypt
country Sudan
currentCondition ruins
dedicatedTo Amenhotep III deified
Amun-Ra
linked to: Amun
deityType state god Amun-Ra
linked to: Amun
excavatedBy Egyptian Antiquities Service
French archaeological missions
function cult center of Amun
state temple
hasArchitecturalFeature hypostyle hall
inscribed columns
peristyle court
processional colonnade
pylon
relief-decorated walls
sanctuary
hasColumnType lotus columns
papyrus-bundle columns
hasInscriptionsIn hieroglyphs
hasReliefDepicting Amenhotep III with Amun
linked to: Amenhotep III

bound foreign captives
heritageStatus important Nubian archaeological monument
laterUsedBy Ramesside pharaohs
linkedViaProcessionalRouteTo Sedeinga temple complex
linked to: Temple of Sedeinga
locatedIn Nubia
locatedInModernRegion Northern State, Sudan
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
material sandstone
nearbySite Temple of Sedeinga
notableFor Amenhotep III royal titulary
inscriptions of foreign peoples
well-preserved columns
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Egyptian imperial monuments in Nubia
pharaohBuilder Amenhotep III
religion ancient Egyptian religion

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Nubia hasTemple Temple of Soleb
Temple of Amenhotep III at Wadi es-Sebua partOf Nubian temple complex at Wadi es-Sebua
linked to: Temple of Soleb