Day: February 15, 2003

Mummification Museum

February 15, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

When people think Egypt, they think Mummies, and the small museum on the corniche in Luxor has an extensive collection of mummies of various sorts and the history of this odd practice.

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Luxor Museum

February 15, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

This excellent museum is well-organized, small enough to wander through, and has some absolutely stunning examples of sculpture and bas-relief from nearby temples. Well worth a visit!

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Temple of Luxor

February 15, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

Luxor Temple sits in the middle of Luxor, only a few blocks down from our hotel and an easy walk from the curved corniche and its restaurants and stalls. The temple is dedicated to the Theban triad — Amun-Min, Mut, and Khonsu.

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Courtyard of Amenhotep III, Temple of Luxor

February 15, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

The original part of the temple was built by Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amun, who Amenhotep claimed was his father (all pharaohs were descended of gods, of course!)

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Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, Luxor Temple

February 15, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

Perched above the colonnade several meters above the ground is a colorful mosque. It has been rebuilt many times, and when the Temple was excavated it ended up on stilts

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Roman Enclosure Walls

February 15, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A roman castrum — a military complex — is visibiel in the enclosure of the temple, and the foundation of the mud-brick enclosure wall is still visible.

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Temple at Karnak

February 15, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

The enormous temple complex at Karnak is the largest temple still standing in Luxor — in fact, in all of Egypt.

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