Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link
New Kingdom (Amenhotep III c.1375 BCE Temple of Amun ; Soleb lions Prudhoe)·Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple)·🇸🇩 Northern State, Soleb, Nile west bank, 500 m from Sedeinga, near Third Cataract, Sudan
About
About Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link
Soleb excavated by Breasted 1907 and Schiff Giorgini 1957–, Amenhotep lion temple 1375 BCE. Recorded context — Period: New Kingdom (Amenhotep III c.1375 BCE Temple of Amun; Soleb lions Prudhoe); Culture: Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple); Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, red granite lions, Nubian sandstone; Condition: ruins — lions in London.
Why it mattersKey Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple) temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1375 BCE Soleb Temple; Sed festival 1360 BCE
- Period
- New Kingdom (Amenhotep III c.1375 BCE Temple of Amun ; Soleb lions Prudhoe)
- Culture
- Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple)
- Purpose
- Amun temple of Amenhotep III with 6 red granite lions (Prudhoe now British Museum) — southernmost classical Egyptian temple 500 km south of Aswan
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1858
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link
c. 1375 BCE Soleb Temple; Sed festival 1360 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link
On the ground
Structures & features
20.4340° N · 30.3340° E · 200 m · 3 mapped features
- Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — Principal Templetempletemple at Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — hydraulic feature20.4354° N · 30.3330° E
- Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — Altar Annex 2altaraltar at Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — outlier feature20.4330° N · 30.3334° E
- Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — Shrine Annex 3shrineshrine at Soleb — Amenhotep III Lion Temple Jebel Dosha Link — hydraulic feature20.4341° N · 30.3330° E
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