Soleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple
New Kingdom Egyptian (1390 BCE)·Egyptian (Amenhotep III)·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About Soleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple
Soleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple in Northern State, Sudan is a New Kingdom Egyptian (1390 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Egyptian (Amenhotep III). Colonnaded temple 100 × 50 m with 2 courts and pylon built by Amenhotep III in Nubia, largest Nubian Egyptian temple. Schiff-Giorgini: Soleb hypostyle with lion statues, southernmost Egyptian temple of Amenhotep III.
Why it mattersKey Egyptian (Amenhotep III) centre in the Northern State
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological seriation
- 02Trade network evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance Indian Ocean trade
- 02Kushite royal succession
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1390 BCE
- Period
- New Kingdom Egyptian (1390 BCE)
- Culture
- Egyptian (Amenhotep III)
- Purpose
- Colonnaded temple 100 × 50 m with 2 courts and pylon built by Amenhotep III in Nubia, largest Nubian Egyptian temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1390 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.4300° N · 30.3300° E · 200 m · 4 mapped features
Soleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple — Pylon Gateway
pylonEntrance pylon
20.4302° N · 30.3301° ESoleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple — Hypostyle Court
courtColumned court
20.4298° N · 30.3302° ESoleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple — Sanctuary
sanctuaryInner sanctuary with barque shrine
20.4304° N · 30.3299° ESoleb Temple — Amenhotep III Nubia Temple — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
20.4296° N · 30.3299° E