After a successful week working at Mut, Will and Jay spend their day off at Luxor Temple, while Elaine spends her day with the pottery back at Beit Canada. |
The entire two mile processional way from Luxor to Mut and Karnak temples was lined with these amazing stone sphinxes. Now they are only visible near the temples themselves. |
Amazing statues fill every court. |
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Will poses in front of one of columns in the columned hall. The original raised relief decoration on the columns has been cut into with sunk relief by pharaoh Ramses II. |
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A beautiful relief of the king and the god Ptah writing the king’s name mn-ma’at-re on the leaves of the sacred tree. |
A view from the back of the temple through the court and colonnade of Amenhotep III. |
Will plays tourist, at least for today. |
Luxor Temple lies right on the Nile, and the walk home gives an amazing view of the felucca boats waiting to take tourists for a lazy sail. |