El-Kab - Temple of Amenophis III

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defaced in the reign of Amenophis IV and restored under Sethos I; many of them were again renewed in the Ptolemaic period.

On the doorway into the main chamber are a votive inscription and a figure of Amenophis III. The outer walls bear only a few later inscriptions and representations of ships. To the right of the door is Khaemweset, Ramesses II's son, in the presence of his father, commemorating the King's fifth Jubilee, in the 41st year of his reign. A modern hieroglyphic inscription is dated in the "13th year of his majesty, the lord of the world, Napoleon III"; and even later is an inscription in the name of the Comte de Chambord, Pretender to the French throne (d. 1883). On the paving are representations of footprints scratched by pilgrims.

The coloring of the scenes inside the chamber is well preserved. To left and right of the door Amenophis III and his father Tuthmosis IV are seen seated at table. Left hand wall: Amenophis III making offerings to the sacred boat, which is decorated with falcons' heads; Amenophis offering incense and water to Nekhbet; Amun (blue) embracing the King and holding the hieroglyph for "life" to his nostrils. Rear wall, to the left and right of the niche: Amenophis III making offerings to Nekhbet. Right hand wall: the falcon headed Horus presenting the hieroglyph for "life" to the King, who stands in front of him; the King offering two jars to Nekhbet; the King sacrificing to the sacred boat. Beside these scenes are demotic inscriptions in red, written by visitors to the temple. The frieze and the decoration of the architraves consist of Amenophis's names alternating with heads of Hathor. At the base of the walls are bulls in a marsh.