Temple of Sedeinga

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ancient Egyptian temple archaeological site temple in Nubia

The Temple of Sedeinga is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, Sudan, dedicated primarily to Queen Tiye and known for its richly decorated sandstone remains and associated necropolis.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sedeinga temple complex	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ temple in Nubia ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Egyptian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Amun (through Amenhotep III’s cult) NERFINISHED ⓘ deified Queen Tiye NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	18th Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushite period burials ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	New Kingdom foundation with later Kushite use ⓘ
country	Sudan ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Tiye NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicationType	royal cult temple ⓘ
distanceFrom	north of Soleb ⓘ south of the Second Cataract ⓘ
excavatedBy	French archaeological mission ⓘ
excavationStart	1960s ⓘ
function	cult center for Queen Tiye ⓘ religious temple ⓘ
hasArtifactType	funerary figurines ⓘ inscribed sandstone blocks ⓘ stelae ⓘ
hasFeature	decorated sandstone blocks ⓘ funerary chapels in necropolis ⓘ inscriptions in hieroglyphs ⓘ reliefs with royal iconography ⓘ
hasNecropolisFor	Kushite nobility ⓘ local elites ⓘ
hasPart	necropolis of Sedeinga NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchFocus	Nubian funerary practices ⓘ royal cult of Queen Tiye in Nubia ⓘ
heritageStatus	important Nubian archaeological heritage site ⓘ
knownFor	large associated necropolis ⓘ richly decorated sandstone remains ⓘ
laterUse	cemetery area ⓘ
locatedIn	Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Northern State, Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInValley	Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
material	sandstone ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Sedeinga NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Egyptian temple network in Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Upper Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Soleb → nearbySite → Temple of Sedeinga ⓘ

Temple of Soleb → linkedViaProcessionalRouteTo → Temple of Sedeinga ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sedeinga temple complex