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	PHARAONIC ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM OF EARLY DYNASTIC/OLD KINGDOM
		Temple establishments were granted land, often separated from the temple by considerable distances, from which they obtained their own subsistence and surpluses that acted as insurance against years of low agricultural yield and for supplemental use by central state officials for its purposes.
		In the Early Dynastic Period the mortuary temple was usually separated from the tombs of the kings buried at Abydos.
		The mortuary temple represented the core of the cult of the divine king centered on his statues in the temple shrine.
	www.unm.edu /~gbawden/328-egecon/328-egecon.htm (1903 words)

	The Ancient Egypt Site - The Mortuary Temple of Userkaf at Saqqara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This extraordinary location may perhaps explain the separation of the offering chapel and the mortuary temple: the offering chapel was normally oriented towards the east and since it was decided that the mortuary temple should be built to the South, it became necessary to separate one from the other.
		Despite its unprecedented location, the mortuary temple consisted of all the elements that were standard since the time of Khefren, be it that they were arranged in a different manner.
		Although nothing much remained of the temple's decoration, the pieces and fragments that were discovered, such as the relief fragment representing two birds, show that the decoration of the temple was of the highest workmanship.
	www.ancient-egypt.org /topography/saqqara/userkaf/temple.html (622 words)

	THEBES and the West Bank
		Luxor temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Khons and during the New Kingdom was the focus of the annual Opet Festival, where a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile from nearby Karnak Temple.
		The temple, some 150 metres long, is of orthodox design, and resembles closely the nearby mortuary temple of Ramesses II (the Ramesseum).
		The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /thebes.htm (2482 words)

	Thebes Tourist Attractions
		Temple of Ramesses III - Mortuary Temple of Amenirdis
		Mortuary Temple of Sethos I - Chapel of Ramesses
		Temple of Hathor - Mortuary Chapel of Hatshepsut
	www.planetware.com /tourist-attractions-/thebes-egy-qena-theb.htm (192 words)

	The Temple in Ancient Egypt
		An example of the Cultus Temple is the Temple of Horus at Edfu or Temple of Isis at Aswan.
		An example of the Mortuary temple is the Temple of Ramesse II at Thebes.
		Temples in Egypt were a reflection of the Egyptians mythology of the "Island of Creation." The pillars were often shaped in the designs of palms, papyrus, and lotus which were plants believed to be on the island.
	www.historylink101.net /egypt_1/religion_temples.htm (331 words)

	Niuserre - Pyramid, Solar Sanctuary - Crystalinks
		The causeway between the valley temple and the mortuary temple has not been fully investigated, and there may still be inscribed blocks laying beneath the sand. Actually, part of the causeway lead to the mortuary temple and a lower section led to Neferirkare's pyramid.
		The outer walls of the temple complex were slightly inclined and bore a concave cornice. Just inside the entrance to the temple was a stairway to the roof terrace and a long, decorated, entrance corridor paved in basalt with a vaulted ceiling.
		This antechamber was repeated in later mortuary temples until the reign of Senusret I. The offering hall is directly on the east-west axis of the temple complex just next to the pyramid, with an alter and false door for the deceased at its rear.
	www.crystalinks.com /pyrniuserre.html (1254 words)

	The Ancient Egypt Site - The Funerary Temple of Djedkare
		Djedkare's mortuary temple is the first to make such a sharp distinction between these two parts of the temple.
		Between the mortuary temple and the enclosure wall were four open courts, one of which was used for the satellite pyramid.
		The satellite pyramid of Djedkare's complex is located at the south-east angle of the main pyramid, in one of the four open courts between the actual mortuary temple and its enclosure wall.
	www.ancient-egypt.org /topography/saqqara/djedkare/temple.html (549 words)

	Mortuary temple
		Mortuary temples (or memorial temples) were temples constructed adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, royal tombs in the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom periods of Ancient Egypt.
		The temples were designed to commemorate the reign of the pharaoh by whom they were built, as well as for use by the pharaoh's cult after death.
		The most famous mortuary temples, are Djeser-Djeseru constructed by Hatshepsut, the Ramesseum commissioned by Ramesses II, and the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, alongside Hatshepsut's at Deir el-Bahri.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mortuary_temple.html (171 words)

	Cult temples in Ancient Egypt.
		Akhetaten: "Island of Aten, distinguished in Jubilees" and the Temple of Kom el-Nana.
		Interpreted as a symbolic tomb of Osiris, the Osireion dates from the reign of Seti I and is situated to the west of Seti's temple at Abydos.
		Temple of the Oracle (shown) and Temple of Umm Ubyda.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /temple_list.htm (473 words)

	West Thebes
		The mortuary temples are located some distance away from the the actual tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.
		The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BCE) at Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile, is built into a natural embayment in the cliffs which border the Valley of the Kings.
		As well as incorporating chapels to Hathor, Anubis and Amun, the temple is decorated with reliefs depicting the birth of the queen, the only woman to rule Egypt as Pharaoh, and the exploits of her soldiers on a trading mission to the African land of Punt.
	www.grisel.net /thebes.htm (520 words)

	History of Egyptian Architecture : Deir El-Bahari No.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Deir el Bahari the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II (11th Dynasty) and the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty) are preserved.
		The complex of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a remarkable example of the aesthetic adaptation of a building to its natural setting.
		The temple at Deir el Bahari served not only for her own funerary cult and that of her father Tuthmosis I and of her husband Tuthmosis II but was also dedicated to the cults of Amon, her divine begetter, and other gods.
	web.kyoto-inet.or.jp /org/orion/eng/hst/egypt/elbahari.html (468 words)

	Medinet Habu: The Mortuary Temple of Ramses III
		Medinet Habu: The Mortuary Temple of Ramses III
		Its history continued until the 9th century CE since a Coptic church was established in the second courtyard of the mortuary temple.
		The foundations remain for a palace which adjoined the temple on the south side in the area between the first and second pylons.
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/egypt/thebes/medhabu/medhabu.html (520 words)

	Mortuary Temples at Thebes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Old Kingdom royal tombs, exemplified by the pyramid complexes, consisted of the tomb (pyramid) next to which was the mortuary temple that was connected by a causeway to the valley temple closer to the Nile.
		Were a morturary temple to be placed in direct juxtaposition to a tomb the whole purpose of hiding it would be defeated, so the temple -- though still on the Nile's west bank -- was placed some distance away.
		The mortuary temple of Amenhotep III (Dynasty 18, 1386-1349
	www.abrock.com /ancientEgypt/Egyptweb1/mortTemples.html (515 words)

	Egyptvoyager.com: The Pyramid of Khafre at the Giza Plateau - Egypt
		Khafre's mortuary temple marks a significant architectural advance - being both larger than previous examples, and for the first time including all the five elements the were to become standard in all later Old Kingdom mortuary temples.
		The mortuary temple and the valley temple are linked by a causeway about 1,600 feet (495m) long and 16 feet (5m) wide.
		The temple's major chambers are very similar to the fore part of Khafre's mortuary temple.
	www.egyptvoyager.com /pyramids_giza_khafre.htm (437 words)

	Egyptian Journey 2003: Photos: Giza: Mortuary Temple of Chephren
		The Valley temple would have ben where the bodyof the pharaoh was embalmed by priests.
		Once this process (70 days or more) was completed, the body would be taken to the mortuary temple and then buried in the pyramid.
		Nearby the temple are what appears to be boat pits (like those of the solar boat found near the pyramid) and a causeway that runs nearly 400 m down to the shore.
	www.phouka.com /pharaoh/egypt/photos/giza/mortuary-02.html (80 words)

	Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (called in modern times Kom el-Hetan, Arabic: كم الحيطان‎) is located in the Theban necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor in Egypt.
		When constructed it was the largest of the mortuary temples in the Theban area (larger than the complex at Karnak was at this time) and covered an area of 350,000 square metres.
		It was constructed closer to the river than any of the other mortuary temples, and hence decayed quicker, and it was used in ancient times as a source of construction material and a granite stelae Amenhotep can be found in the temple of Merenptah, which is located about 100 metres to the north.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mortuary_Temple_of_Amenhotep_III (393 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Travel \| The most splendid of all
		Not to be outshone by kings before her, Queen Hatshepsut built her extraordinary mortuary temple at Deir Al-Bahari to be one of the most elegantly memorable structures of ancient Egypt.
		Two of the temple's three terraces had already been restored by an earlier mission when the Polish-Egyptian mission started work in 1960, but the upper terrace was found completely destroyed.
		The idea of separating the temple from the cliff made little sense, since part of the temple itself is rock-hewn.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/479/tr1.htm (899 words)

	Semitic Museum - Giza - Pyramids & Mastabas
		The PYRAMID TEMPLE (or MORTUARY TEMPLE) was for the funeral and the subsequent worship of the king.
		The VALLEY TEMPLE was close to a harbor and served as a portal for the whole pyramid complex.
		For untold generations after Menkaure's funeral, the pyramid complex was both a tomb and a temple for the continuing worship of the deified king.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~semitic/hsm/GizaPyramids.htm (983 words)

	EEgyptian Journey 2003: Photos: Giza: Mortuary Temple of Chephren
		Ther is a small temple near the Sphinx, which is almost completely gone.
		SOuth fo this, is the Valley Temple of Chephren, a small square temple that is almost entirely undecorated.
		The temple is made of enormous blocks on the interior -- some of of the largest blocks seen in Egyptian architecture.
	www.phouka.com /pharaoh/egypt/photos/giza/mortuary-01.html (228 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Travel \| Like father like son
		The temple of Merenptah, Ramses II's son and successor who ruled for 10 years between 1213 and 1203BC, was first identified in the 19th century, when British archaeologist Flinders Petrie made a plan of the remains, and gave a short description of the temple in 1886.
		Merenptah, who was described "the victorious," "the amiable," and "(one) magnified among the gods," by now found it timely to construct his mortuary temple to ensure the continuation of his cult for all eternity.
		It is situated between Merenptah's temple and neighbouring rural housing, and the structure blends in with the environment in both shape and colour.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/582/tr1.htm (1225 words)

	EgyptSites - Amenhotep III
		The mortuary temple of Amenhotep III was the largest temple to be built on the West Bank, covering an area of 35 hectares and one of the largest religious structures in Egypt.
		Amenhotep's mortuary temple must have decayed rapidly, possibly due to the water content of the land it was built on.
		The Temple of Amenhotep III was dedicated to the god Amun-Re, the principal deity of the land during the New Kingdom.
	www.egyptsites.co.uk /upper/luxorwest/temples/amenhotep3.html (1057 words)

	Pyramids of Giza: Mortuary Complex of Khafre
		This has survived better than the mortuary temple, and some of the roofing slabs are still in place.
		The mortuary temple is connected to the valley temple by a causeway.
		The valley temple is in unusually good condition, and tells us a lot about what the mortuary temple must have looked like.
	i-cias.com /egypt/giza08.htm (231 words)

	NOVA Online \| Mysteries of the Nile \| Balloon Flight Over Ancient Thebes (2)
		The remarkable mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut lies nestled in the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari.
		The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut lies snuggled in the Libyan Cliffs at Deir el-Bahari.
		Quite unlike any other temple ever built in Egypt, the "Holy of Holies," as Hatshepsut called it, was aligned with her tomb across the hill in the Valley of the Kings.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/egypt/dispatches/99031202.html (575 words)

	Temples
		The cultus temple, which was built of stone, was the place where the god's statue could be housed and protected.
		The mortuary temple, which was also built of stone, was attached to the pyramid as part of the king's burial complex.
		The inside of the temple is laid out on two axes which intersect next to the sacred lake, a feature of all temples.
	www.innvista.com /culture/arts/egyptian/temples.htm (679 words)

	Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
		Located on the western bank of the Nile (or in Western Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom), this is one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples.
		The terraces were different then, with gardens of frankincense trees and other rare plantings brought from Punt, a place that appears in painted reliefs decorating the walls of one of the colonnades.
		This temple was built by Queen Hatshepsut, stepmother of pharaoh Thutmose III, who became regent for the adolescent Thutmose III when Thutmose II, her brother died.
	www.bluffton.edu /~SULLIVANM/egypt/deirelbahri/deirelbahri.html (513 words)

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	Girls and Young Women: Hatshepsut and Ancient Egypt
		Mortuary Temples were uninhabited during the Pharaoh's life, but served as a home for the ka after the temple owner's death.
		At the death of the tomb's owner, the mortuary temple was filled with the finest objects ranging from every day household goods to golden caskets for the body, objects that would serve every need of the ka.
		Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings, Luxor.
	www.pinn.net /~sunshine/girls/hatshepsut.html (829 words)

	Mortuary Temple of Ramses II (Ramesseum) - Luxor, Egypt
		The fallen Ozymandias colossus of Ramses at the Ramsesseum.
		Unlike the massive stone temples that Ramses ordered carved from the face of the Nubian mountains at Abu Simbel, the inexorable passage of three millennia was not kind to his "temple of a million years" at Thebes.
		Adjacent to the north of the hypostyle hall was a smaller temple; this was dedicated to Ramses's mother, Tuya, and his beloved chief wife, Nefertari.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /egypt/luxor-ramesseum.htm (881 words)

	Pyramid of Mykerinos, Queens' Pyramid, Valley Temple, Mortuary Temple - Crystalink
		To the east of the pyramid is the Mortuary Temple.
		This temple is fairly well preserved, even though the walls were not encased with granite or marble.
		A 660m mud-brick causeway connected the Valley Temple to the temple.
	www.crystalinks.com /mykerinos.html (543 words)

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