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Medinet Habu
Medinet Habu

📷 Sefa Demirtaş · Pexels

Where in the world

Egypt

The site

Medinet Habu is an Egyptian temple complex at the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor. Its heart is the great mortuary temple of Ramesses III, the largest and best preserved structure on the site, built in the 12th century BCE. It is best known for the carved reliefs recording the coming and defeat of the so-called Sea Peoples during Ramesses III's reign, including the Battle of the Delta, making it a vital source for the turbulent end of the New Kingdom.

Field notes

civilizations
Egyptian
types
Temple
occupied
1,200 BCE — 1,150 BCE
country
Egypt
elevation
83 m above sea level

See it in 3D

3D capture Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III flyoverzone ↗

Figures of this place

Laid to rest, born or died at Medinet Habu

Amenirdis I⚱
Amenirdis Irests hereancient Egyptian princess and priestess, God's Wife of Amun
Shepenupet II⚱
Shepenupet IIrests hereancient Egyptian princess and priestess, God's Wife of Amun
Ankhnesneferibre⚱
Ankhnesneferibrerests hereancient Egyptian princess and priestess, God's Wife of Amun, High Priest of Amun
N⚱
Nitocrisrests herelegendary Egyptian queen

Monuments & structures

What stands within Medinet Habu

Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IIIhouse of millions of years
Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III

Nearby sites

Deir el-Medina ~1 km
Deir el-Medina Egypt
Deir el-Bahari ~2 km
Deir el-Bahari Egypt
Valley of the Kings ~2 km
Valley of the Kings Egypt
Luxor Temple ~4 km
Luxor Temple Egypt