Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
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9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut2:38
As we arrive at the base of the towering limestone cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, we are standing before one of the most extraordinary monuments of Ancient Egypt. This is the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a structure that…
Listen in the app2The Lower Terrace — A Garden for Amun2:39
We stand now on the first and lowest terrace of the temple. In the 18th Dynasty, this area would have looked significantly different. …
Listen in the app3The Punt Colonnade — Tales of Global Trade2:28
Moving to the left side of the middle terrace, we encounter the Punt Colonnade. This area contains some of the most detailed and historically significant wall reliefs in all of Egypt. …
Listen in the app4The Birth Colonnade — A Divine Claim to Power2:26
Opposite the Punt Colonnade on the right side of the middle terrace is the Birth Colonnade. Here, the reliefs tell a different but equally crucial story: the legend of Hatshepsut’s divine birth. …
Listen in the app5The Chapel of Hathor — The Guardian of the Mountain2:15
At the southern end of the middle terrace, we find the Chapel of Hathor, one of the most beautiful and well-preserved parts of the complex. Hathor was the goddess of love, music, and motherhood, but in this context, she was…
Listen in the app6The Chapel of Anubis — Protector of the Dead2:15
On the opposite end of the middle terrace lies the Chapel of Anubis. Anubis was the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the protection of the dead. …
Listen in the app7The Upper Terrace — The Realm of Osiris and Ra2:15
We now ascend the final ramp to the upper terrace, the most sacred and restricted part of the temple. This level is a walled court lined with a double colonnade of 'Osiride' statues. …
Listen in the app8The Sanctuary of Amun — The Heart of the Mountain2:16
At the very rear of the upper court, cut deep into the living rock on the temple's central axis, lies the Sanctuary of Amun-Ra. This is the climatic point of the entire complex, the holy of holies where the god was believed to…
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As we descend back down the ramps and leave the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, we carry with us a sense of the extraordinary ambition of the 18th Dynasty. This temple was a bold experiment in form and function, a bridge between…
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What is Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut?
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is a place with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Type | Heritage |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 9 |
| Total length | 21 min 22 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 25.7381, 32.6069 |
| Last updated |
