Colossi of Memnon
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The Colossi of Memnon are two massive 14th-century BCE stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that once guarded his mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor, Egypt.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colossi of Memnon canonical | 10 |
| Colossi of Memnon statues | 1 |
| el-Colossat of Memnon | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient monument
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pair of statues ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations | conducted in 20th century ⓘ |
| artStyle | Egyptian royal colossus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| civilization | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| completionDate | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| damagedBy | earthquake ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| depicts | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| faces | east ⓘ |
| famousFor | reported singing or vocal sounds at dawn in antiquity ⓘ |
| features |
pharaonic headdress
ⓘ
royal beard ⓘ seated statues ⓘ side figures of queen and mother on the throne ⓘ |
| function | guardians of mortuary temple entrance ⓘ |
| height |
about 18 meters
ⓘ
about 60 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" ⓘ |
| inscribedWith | hieroglyphic texts ⓘ |
| knownAs |
el-Colossat
ⓘ
Colossi of Memnon ⓘ
surface form:
el-Colossat of Memnon
|
| locatedIn |
Luxor Governorate
ⓘ
Theban Necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Thebes Necropolis
west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
quartzite sandstone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Memnon (in later tradition)
ⓘ
surface form:
Memnon
|
| notableEarthquake | 27 BCE earthquake ⓘ |
| orientation | towards the rising sun ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Nile Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile floodplain
|
| partOf | mortuary temple of Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| period | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| region | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Septimius Severus
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| weight | about 720 tons each ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
this entity surface form:
el-Colossat of Memnon
this entity surface form:
Colossi of Memnon statues
subject surface form:
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
subject surface form:
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III