Medinet Habu - Temple of Ramesses III - Mortuary Temple of Amenirdis

To the right of the Forecourt is the 18th Dynasty temple, to the left the Mortuary Temple of Amenirdis, a Princess who was the ecclesiastical ruler of Thebes under the last Ethiopian kings and Psammetichus I. On the doorway (left and right, above) Amenirdis is depicted making an offering to Amun; below she is seen (left) before Amun and Mut, holding two sistra, and (right) making an offering to a goddess. From the forecourt, which had a colonnade supported by two columns on either side, we enter the vaulted sanctuary, which is surrounded by a corridor. To the right are three chapels, dedicated respectively to Nitocris (daughter of Psammetichus I), Shepenwepet (daughter of the Ethiopian King Piankhi) and Mehtwesekhet (wife of Psammetichus I