Just south of Amun's Great Temple at Karnak, the 20-acre Precinct of Mut contains three major temples and a "Litany in Stone" of hundreds of black-basalt Sekhmet statues, many broken. Hathor figures with petal-like ears and triangular faces have also been documented. The video argues that Mut had a raised walkway similar to Giza's causeways; that is the presenter's interpretation, not a settled archaeological finding.
Temple of Mut holds hundreds of Sekhmet statues, many broken
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Key facts
- The Precinct of Mut lies about 100 yards south of Amun's Great Temple at Karnak and is connected to it by an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes; it is not behind the main temple.
- The precinct covers more than 20 acres and contains three major temples.
- Excavated material includes the 'Litany in Stone,' a group of hundreds of black-basalt Sekhmet statues, many of them broken or scattered.
- Hathor statues with petal-like ears and triangular faces have also been documented.
- Many statues are broken, but that condition alone does not establish a single site-wide act of deliberate destruction.
- The video argues that Mut had an ancient raised walkway comparable to Giza's causeways. This is the presenter's theory, not an established archaeological conclusion.
Sources
Statue of the lion goddess Sekhmet in the precinct of Mut, Karnak ...si.edu
Statue of the lion goddess Sekhmet in the precinct of Mut, Karnak, Egypt ... The Mut temple was mainly built by Amenophis (Amenhotep) III, though it ...
The Statues of Sekhmet: 'Mistress of Dread' - ARCEarce.org
Statues of Sekhmet in Medinet Habu and in Mut's temple, Karnak Photo: Simon ... Statues of Sekhmet in Mut's temple, mutilated on the head and hands areas
Margaret Benson & The Mut Temple - Ancient Egypt Heritageancientegyptheritage.wordpress.com
If you have a chance to visit Egypt and Luxor then do visit the Mut Temple to see the magnificent Sekhmet statues. As you walk around its ...
Mut Temple - ARCE - American Research Center in Egyptarce.org
... statues in their part of the precinct. The introductory image of this article shows the restored Sekhmet statues in the Mut Temple's first court. Credits ...
The Mut Temple in Karnak and Egyptian temple collectionsgodscollections.org
Along with their religious function, Sekhmet's statues were also considered a collection of sacred artefacts by the Mut temple priests, for they ...
Precinct of Muten.wikipedia.org
The Precinct of Mut is an Ancient Egyptian temple compound located in the present city of Luxor (ancient Thebes), on the east bank of the Nile in South Karnak.
Brooklyn Museum and the Precinct of Mutartsandculture.google.com
The Mut Precinct lies about 100 yards south of Amun's temple at Karnak to which it is oriented. An avenue of sphinxes connects the two temple complexes.
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