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Karnak Temple Quay EG075078jhp Karnak Temple Egypt Entrance First Pylon West Harbour quay slipways excavations have been ongoing in front of this huge site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. The photo shows early stages of the work taken in 2007 but they were not as per the original part of the site as some blocks were dated to the reign of Sheshonq 1 circa 900BC although it is attributed as early as Ramses 11. Of course cartouches from a later period could have been added or included on blocks inserted when repairs or upgrades made. Behind the policeman is the Obelisk of Sety 11 c 1195 BC and beyond ruins of a small barque chapel of Hakoris Hakor or Achoris, circa 380BC Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, entrance, first, pylon, western, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Sety11, Seti, Sethos, Sheshonq, Hakoris, Hakor, Achoris, sandstone, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, harbour, quay, slipway, garden, channels, excavations, avenue, sphinxes
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Karnak Temple
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Karnak Temple Quay EG075078jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-19 10:03:14
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Karnak Temple Egypt Entrance First Pylon West Harbour quay slipways

excavations have been ongoing in front of this huge site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. The photo shows early stages of the work taken in 2007 but they were not as per the original part of the site as some blocks were dated to the reign of Sheshonq 1 circa 900BC although it is attributed as early as Ramses 11. Of course cartouches from a later period could have been added or included on blocks inserted when repairs or upgrades made. Behind the policeman is the Obelisk of Sety 11 c 1195 BC and beyond ruins of a small barque chapel of Hakoris Hakor or Achoris, circa 380BC
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, entrance, first, pylon, western, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Sety11, Seti, Sethos, Sheshonq, Hakoris, Hakor, Achoris, sandstone, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, harbour, quay, slipway, garden, channels, excavations, avenue, sphinxes