Temple of Khonsu

Shown within Egypt
Location	Luxor, Egypt
Type	Temple
Part of	Karnak
History
Builder	Ramesses III
Material	Sandstone, granite
Periods	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt.^[1] The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple.^[2] The gateway of this temple is at the end of the avenue of sphinxes that ran to the Luxor Temple. In Ptolemaic times, Ptolemy III Euergetes constructed a great gateway and enclosure wall for the temple; only the gateway now remains (see below). Inscriptions inside the forecourt of the temple were made in the time of Herihor.

The hypostyle hall was erected by Nectanebo I and is not of great size; inside were found two baboons that appear to have been carved in the time of Seti I. It probably belonged to the earlier building on the site.

Numerous blocks with unmatched and inverted decorations can be seen, showing the amount of reconstruction and reuse of material from the surrounding temple complexes, especially in Ptolemaic times.

From 2006 to 2018, the American Research Center in Egypt performed conservation work.^[3]

• The Epigraphic Survey, The Temple of Khonsu, volume 1, Chicago 1978, Oriental Institute Publications, volume 100
• The Epigraphic Survey, The Temple of Khonsu, volume 2, Chicago 1981, Oriental Institute Publications, volume 103

v t e Karnak
General	History Open Air Museum Opet Festival
Precincts	Amun-Re Great Hypostyle Hall Temple of Ptah Temple of Khonsu Bubastite Portal Festival Hall of Thutmose III Botanical garden of Thutmose III Montu   Mut
Aten Temple	Temple of Amenhotep IV
Related	Chapelle Rouge Great Karnak Inscription Karnak king list White Chapel

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany
Geographic	Pleiades

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