Overview of a Temple: The Temple of Luxor


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Temple of Luxor Notes...

The following is a list of the Pharaohs who were in reign from the beginning of the building of the Temple of Luxor to the end of it. The chart below shows approximant years and times of reigns for a general over view.


New Kingdon Age -


18th Dynasty
Name: Years of Reign: Temple Contributions:
Amenhotep III 1391 to 1353 BC
or
1388 to 1350 BC		 Built Temple
Amenhotep IV
or
(Akhenaten)		 1353 to 1336 BC
or
1351 to 1334 BC		 Nothing Done during this time
Smenkhkare 1334 to 1333 BC
or
a few months 		Nothing Done during this time
Tutankhamun (King Tut) 1333 to 1324 BC Added to
and
finished the Colonnade
Ay (Nefertiti’s Father) 1324 to 1320 BC
or
1327 to 1323 BC		 Nothing Done during this time
Horemheb 1320 to late 1292 BC Added the Sphinxes


19th Dynasty
Name: Years of Reign: Temple Contributions:
Ramesses I Late 1292 to 1290 BC
or
1295 to 1294 BC		 Nothing Done during this
time
Seti I 1294 to 1279 BC
or
1290 to 1279 BC		 Nothing Done during this
time
Ramesses II 1279 to 1213 BC Added the Court of
Ramesses and the
Pylons of Ramesses

*Referenced Above Information From:
Wikipedia.org


Details on the Temple of Luxor -

The Temple itself was dedicated to the gods, Amon-Re, his consort, Mut and their son, Khons. It was built by Amenhotep III during his rule as Pharaoh.

Tut completed the Colonnade during his reign, Horemheb added the 2 miles of Sphinxes from the Luxor to the Temple Karnak. Ramesses II added on to the Temple of Luxor during his reign. His contribution was the Court of Ramesses and the Pylons of Ramesses, which have the obilesks and the statues of him outside the wall.

Each addition was sat in front of the old temple, making it go backwards. The Sphinxes originally had the head of the Ram, which was Amon’s symbol, but was later changed to a human head in the 30th Dynasty.

The Temple sits along the Nile from North to South, most of it is destroyed isn’t there anymore, has fallen, but a very good portion remains. The Temple is located in Thebes, Egypt

*Referenced Above Information From:
Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt
Temple of Luxor, Great Buildings.com
Luxor Egypt
Luxor Temple


Information On the Gods Listed in Regards to the Temple -

The following are the Gods that are related to the Temple of Luxor. Their names and who they were seen as in the world of the Gods.

Amon-Re – The Hidden One, and The King of Gods

Mut – consort of Amon-Re/Amun-Re…her name means “mother”

Khons – God of the Moon

*Referenced Above Information From:
Guardian’s Egypt, under God and Goddesses
“Summaries of the Ancient Egyptian Gods”





References for all Information Listed Above




New Kingdon Age -

Wikipedia (no date) List of Pharaohs. Retrieved September 13, 2006 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pharaohs


Details on the Temple of Luxor -

Millmore, Mark (1997-2006). Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt: The Temple of Luxor.
Retrieved September 10, 2006 from http://www.eyelid.co.uk/luxor1.htm

Matthews, Kevin (1994-2006). The Great Buildings Collection: Temple of Luxor.
Retrieved September 10, 2006 from http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Temple_at_Luxor.html

Sullivan, Mary (2001). Luxor Egypt. Retrieved September 10, 2006 from
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/egypt/luxor/luxor.html

Egypt Travel Information (1999-2006). Egypt Travel Information: Luxor Temple.
Retrieved September 10, 2006 from http://www.ask-aladdin.com/luxortemple.html


Information On the Gods Listed in Regards to the Temple -

Knight, Shawn (1994-2003). Introduction to Egyptology: Brief Biographies of Egyptian
Gods. Retrieved: September 12, 2006 from http://www.sk4p.net/egypt/gods.shtml