Karnak Temples and Pharaohs Kings Part II

We arrive to the reign of Tuthmosis III, who set up some booths in the courtyard of Tuthmosis I and surrounded the Hatshepsut obelisks buildings to the roof of the hall with two masters so as to hide Masjel on the obelisks from the work and then added two new edifices, one of the west is known as the sixth edifice is the smallest all edifices and the second is known as the seventh edifice. Two halls of yearbooks were built behind the sixth edifice. The western hall is characterized by two columns of pink granite stone, one representing the north and symbolized by the lotus flower. The king added at the eastern end of the temple "Brother Meno" hall, which is called the "celebration hall."

Then came Amenhotep III, adding that he is known as the third edifice, which is now demolished. We talked about what was found inside of the traces used as filler for him. It is also believed that Amenhotep III is the one who built the two great colonies of medieval halls (now comparing them to the great corridors of Luxor Temple). The bases of these squatters do not contain the stones of the Atat, which are the stones of the temple of Aton, built by Akhenaten found in some of the bases of other colonies that were built after that, and it is also possible that Amenhotep III began to set up the rams road in front of the ranks of the squatters he erected. Priests The god Amun and King Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), who took Aten as his Lord and set up temples east of the temple of Amun. The conflict and struggle continued until Hor Moheb, who was forced to appease the priests of Amun and made some renovations in the temple and built a new edifice west is known as the second edifice, he added. Therefore, in order to satisfy the priests of Amun, he ordered the demolition of the temple of Aton, built by Akhenaten and taken from his stones, to fill his three edifices.

Karnak Temples
The greatest temples constructed by the kings of Egypt, and the rest of the ruins still stand witness to the creations of Egyptian civilization; In keeping with their customary policy to please the gods and priests of Egypt, the effects of Karnak give us a clear picture of the history of Egypt in its renaissance and its repression for up to two thousand years starting from the Middle Kingdom.

The Karnak temples are one of the largest and greatest monuments of huge buildings devoted to the worship of the gods in the history of the whole world. However, the study of these temples in an integrated study is not an easy study, but it is very complex and perhaps the reason for this is the disappearance of many parts of the temples and the demolition of other parts; And use them as foundations for new buildings. There is no doubt that the ten edifices of the temple of Amun-Ra Karnak was full and still in large numbers of stone pieces that were used Khashoha, which took most probably from other buildings and our evidence of this was found crypto inside the third edifice erected by Amenhotep III Temple Amun-Re Karnak has been found inside What follows: -

1- The complete stones of King Senusert the First Cabin, which was built somewhere in the temple of white stone. The archaeological engineer was able to erect a small temple (kiosk - Jusk - cabin) and is now located in the area known as the museum north of the courtyard temple.

2- Pink granite base with the name of Amenemhat III and Amenemhat IV.

3 - The remains of inscriptions on the limestone stones dating back to the reign of King Ahmose and Queen Ahmose Nefertari.

4 - Remnants of a stone painting from the reign of King Ahmose.

5 - a restroom for the Holy Compound of Alabster special King Amenhotep I, which is now built Karnak.

6 - The remains of traces of limestone inscribed with the name of Amenhotep I.

7 - Remnants of limestone entrance to the era of Tuthmosis II.

8 - Sandstone lintel due to the reign of Tuthmosis II.

9. Blocks of red quartz stone from a resting booth of the Holy Boat dating back to Hatshepsut.

10. Remains of limestone blocks from the entrance of Hatshepsut.

11 - Remnants of a resting compartment of the holy compound of alabaster and dating back to the reign of Tuthmosis III.

12 - a block of red granite representing Amenhotep II throws arrows from the arch with his own hands.

13 - Remains of a marble ceiling dating back to the reign of Amenhotep II.

14 - The base of a compound of alabaster due to the reign of Tuthmosis IV.

15- Remains of a sandstone column dating to the reign of Tuthmosis the Fourth.

16- Remains of limestone blocks of an entrance during the reign of Amenhotep III himself built the third edifice.

The French-Egyptian expedition restored Karnak when restoring the ninth edifice constructed by King Hor Moheb, found large numbers of stones known as the Talat, which were used as filler for the ninth edifice, which was originally part of the temple of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) in Karnak. In fact, the holy land of Karnak includes beside the great temple of God Amun-Ra several temples of different gods, including what is found in the south, such as the temple of Khonsu and the temple of the gods Apt, including what is in the north, such as Ptah and what is found in the east and then demolished like the temple of Aton. This means that the holy land of Karnak was not only dedicated to the god Amun-Re but also to other gods as we have explained. All these temples and shrines were surrounded by a large wall of mud brick up to a thickness of 12 meters It is 550 meters long, 480 meters wide and 20 meters high. It contains an area of more than sixty acres and has eight entrances in the north connects the temples of Amun-Re to the temple of Mentou, which is completely devoid of inscriptions; and two entrances in the southeast of them, where there is the tenth edifice connects the temple of the gods Mott and the western ones where the temple of Khonsu and the gate of Ptolemy III (Yorgtis I) leads to Luxor Temple has two entrances in the east and three entrances in the west. The central entrance where the first edifice is located in the main entrance to the temple.

Some believe that this wall dates back to the era of King Ntnbbo of the kings of the Thirteenth Dynasty and may have been built in the period between the Twenty-sixth Dynasty and the Thirteenth Dynasty. It is noteworthy in the construction of this fence that the milk in which it is not horizontal but tilted gives the fence a curved or corrugated appearance and explanation of this phenomenon in the opinion of Barge that this method of construction may prevent it from falling along with another explanation due Pargee, which for religious reason is that the ripples of the fence The eternal water that surrounds the sacred hill that came out of the aznean ocean Nun in other words that the wall was built in this way on the grounds that it is Mafi inside of the temples representing the sacred hill, which is surrounded by the azalea water from each side.

There is no doubt that the stages of the development of this huge temple of Amun-Re most of the kings of the modern state, and perhaps the reason for this is that the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty, in particular, took Amun-Re God to war in other words it was the only means of approaching God Amon and the Giver of Victory Or added obelisks or add columns or similar hall, which made this temple of such magnitude as the temple was one temple added different elements of different eras and gathered all around the original temple. The Temple of Karnak has no systematic planning and the reason for these great kings who wanted to contribute to the enlargement and added to it increases in more than one aspect.

Amenhotep I of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty was the first to consider the construction of a temple for the god Amun-Re in Karnak. He chose the same holy spot where the ancient temple belonging to the Middle Kingdom was taken by Tuthmosis the First after the death of Amenhotep I. Or built a demolished courtyard now to the north-west side of the building of the central state and then set up west of it is known as the fifth edifice and then set up in front of him a hall with Azorean columns and then erected another edifice west, known as the fourth edifice and erected two red granite obelisks still South who are they List so far and reach a height of 19,20 meters.

Then came Hatshepsut and made some changes in the buildings of the temple has erected between the fifth and fourth edifices still north of them still stand up to a height of 29.25 meters has forced it to remove the roof of the hall with columns and Azure columns erected by Tuthmosis I, although we do not know until now the reasons Hatshepsut, who has called for the establishment of these two obelisks in this particular narrow place Vzhdm place, especially as they were rising above the squatters. Also, Hatshepsut has built some of the booths now on both sides of the sacred boat, as added in the southern area of the Temple of Amun Karnak Known as the eighth edifice.

We arrive to the reign of Tuthmosis III, who set up some booths in the courtyard of Tuthmosis I and surrounded the Hatshepsut obelisks buildings to the roof of the hall with two masters so as to hide Masjel on the obelisks from the work and then added two new edifices, one of the west is known as the sixth edifice is the smallest all edifices and the second is known as the seventh edifice. Two halls of yearbooks were built behind the sixth edifice. The western hall is characterized by two columns of pink granite stone, one representing the north and symbolized by the lotus flower. The king added at the eastern end of the temple "Brother Meno" hall, which is called the "celebration hall."

Then came Amenhotep III, adding that he is known as the third edifice, which is now demolished. We talked about what was found inside of the traces used as filler for him. It is also believed that Amenhotep III is the one who built the two great colonies of medieval halls (now comparing them to the great corridors of Luxor Temple). The bases of these squatters do not contain the stones of the Atat, which are the stones of the temple of Aton, built by Akhenaten found in some of the bases of other colonies that were built after that, and it is also possible that Amenhotep III began to set up the rams road in front of the ranks of the squatters he erected. Priests The god Amun and King Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), who took Aten as his Lord and set up temples east of the temple of Amun. The conflict and struggle continued until Hor Moheb, who was forced to appease the priests of Amun and made some renovations in the temple and built a new edifice west is known as the second edifice, he added. Therefore, in order to satisfy the priests of Amun, he ordered the demolition of the temple of Aton, built by Akhenaten and taken from his stones, to fill his three edifices.

The second city of the 19th dynasty and then Ramses III of the 20th dynasty believed that the temple of Amun-Re had finished its planning. The courtyard is a small temple to the right of the interior and is a small temple which is considered as an excellent model of the temples of the gods in the modern state.

He left the temple of Amun-Re without additions until the 22nd Dynasty, known as the Libyan family, and established the huge row of squatters open to the second edifice. When Taharqa came one of the kings of the 25th Dynasty, he set up a corridor of squatters in the middle of this courtyard.

One of the kings of the Thirtieth Dynasty, Nectanebo I, finally erected the largest Karnak edifice, which is currently at the western façade of the Great Temple. The Ptolemaic kings restored the temple and Philip Eridius (323 to 305 BC), a half-brother of Alexander the Great, erected a pink granite compartment for the sacred compound inside the Holy of Holies. Who ruled from 247_222 BC).
The temple begins with a marina specially for the god Amun and was used when he came out of his temple in Karnak to visit the temple of Luxor or the southern harem, on the occasion of the celebration of the "Opet" and was sailing from the general marina in front of the temple in the sacred boat "Oroshat" made of cedar wood inlaid gold A huge litany of people up to the Temple of Luxor.
It is a road between two rows of statues, each consisting of a ram's head and a lion's body, 52 meters long and 13.1 meters wide. It is 20 meters away from the first edifice. The temple and the intervention has formed statues in the form of rams because the ram was considered a manifestation of the god Amun-Re, which is placed on a high base under the head of each ram a royal statue on the grounds that the god Amun in the form of a ram protects the king. The rams were originally named after Ramses II, who was carved in his reign, and Panjim, the son of Benkhi, one of the kings of the 21st dynasty, recorded his name on some of these statues. This road was likely to extend to the second edifice as evidence of the remains of these rams in a long row on either side of the pillars. The large open courtyard immediately after the first edifice.
We now reach the first edifice, which is 113 meters long, 40 meters high, and 15 meters thick. It is due to the reign of King Nectanebo the First of the Thirty Dynasty kings. It has not been built yet. It is possible to ascend to the surface of the edifice in the north tower. The first edifice is the western facade of the temple. These slopes were removed in the north tower and on the west side of the south tower. The archaeological authority left the slope on the east side of the south tower as a clear example of the mud slopes.

We enter from the door of the large open courtyard, which dates back to the twenty-second family length of 80 meters and width of 100 meters was erected on both sides of the courtyard one row of huge papyrus crowns with bud crowns dating back to the reign of King Shasheng I. Also see on the sides near the row of squads a group of rams Ramses II erected the remnants of the rams road, which reached the second edifice which was then the western façade of the temple, but these rams were moved from their place when the new courtyard was erected in the 22nd Dynasty."Wah" in the sense of the front yard "and Sakht free-scared" in the sense of the front lounge and then "Sakht Habit" sense of the ballroom.
On the north of the first edifice there are three shrines built by King Seti II of the Holy Trinity of Thebes, which is a small building of sandstone with three shrines: Central dedicated to the resting Amoun-Re boat and left to the death boat and the right to the rest of the Khonsu boat, according to the views on the interior walls For each compartment. King Sitti II called the shrine "the great temple of millions of years" in front of the temple of Abet Sut.

The Pharaoh website presents a series of articles about ancient Pharaonic temples such as Abu Simbel Temple - Karnak Temples Group - Temple of Hatshepsut and a large collection of ancient Egyptian temples have started in Abu Simbel Temple and secondly a group of Karnak temples divided in three articles and that the details of Karnak Temple frequently and meet in The third part of the articles on the temples of Karnak.