Soleb
Sign in to saveSoleb is an ancient town in Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The site is located north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by Karl Richard Lepsius in 1844. The temple was built during the reign of Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amun, but after Akhenaten assumed power, it was rededicated to Aten.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Soleb
- Ancient site.image
- Soleb1.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 300px
- Ancient site.caption
- View of the Soleb temple
- Ancient site.map_type
- Sudan
- Ancient site.location
- Sudan
- Ancient site.region
- Nubia
- Ancient site.type
- Temple
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Nubia
- Image
- Soleb1.jpg
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- Soleb
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Necropolis
- Amarna Period
- Amenhotep III
- Akhenaten
- Tutankhamen
- Ay
- List of imprisoned peoples
- ''tꜣ šꜣsw Yhwꜣ''
- Gallery
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
Soleb is an ancient town in Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The site is located north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by Karl Richard Lepsius in 1844. The temple was built during the reign of Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amun, but after Akhenaten assumed power, it was rededicated to Aten.
== Necropolis ==
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