Soleb
Encyclopedia
Soleb is an antique town in Nubia
, today's Sudan
. The place lies something to the south of the third Nile cataract
on the western side.
The place owns a big temple
from sandstone
which has been established by Amenhotep III
. It is the known temple most southern up to now of this king. It was consecrated to the God Amun Re and the ruler himself. Architect was probably Amenhotep, son of Hapu
.
With the town also vast necropolis
es of this time with the small tomb chapels which were decorated with pyramids
were found. The tombs date above all in the 18th dynasty. Some discoveries come from ramesside and meroitic period.
Nubia
Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...
, today's Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
. The place lies something to the south of the third Nile cataract
Cataracts of the Nile
The cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile between Aswan and Khartoum where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones protruding out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets. Aswan is also the Southern boundary of Upper Egypt...
on the western side.
The place owns a big temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
from sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
which has been established by Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
. It is the known temple most southern up to now of this king. It was consecrated to the God Amun Re and the ruler himself. Architect was probably Amenhotep, son of Hapu
Amenhotep, son of Hapu
Amenhotep, son of Hapu, was an architect, a priest, a scribe, and a public official, who held a number of offices under Amenhotep III.He is said to have been born at the end of Thutmose III's reign, in the town of Athribis . His father was Hapu, and his mother Itu...
.
With the town also vast necropolis
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
es of this time with the small tomb chapels which were decorated with pyramids
Pyramid
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...
were found. The tombs date above all in the 18th dynasty. Some discoveries come from ramesside and meroitic period.
Literature
- David O'ConnorDavid O'Connor (Egyptologist)David O'Connor is an Australian Egyptologist, currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. O'Connor holds the position of Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Ancient Egyptian Art, in the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University.Ph.D. 1969, University of Cambridge;...
, Eric H. ClineEric H. ClineEric H. Cline is an author, historian, archaeologist, and professor of ancient history and archaeology at The George Washington University in Washington DC, where he is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations as well as Director of...
(Editor): Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, University of Michigan Press, October 2001, Paperback. ISBN 9780472088331 - Joann FletcherJoann FletcherDr. Joann Fletcher is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York and Consultant Egyptologist for Harrogate Museums and Arts. She has undertaken excavation work in Egypt, Yemen, and the UK, and has examined mummies both on-site and in collections around...
: Chronicle of a Pharaoh: The Intimate Life of Amenhotep III, Oxford University Press, USA, November 2000. ISBN 9780195216608