Soleb

Soleb is an archaeological site in Nubia, now Sudan. The village is located about 500 kilometers south of Aswan between the second and third cataracts of the Nile on the west side of the river.

The place has a large temple made ​​of sandstone, the. Amenhotep III has been built. It is so far the most southerly known temple of this king. He was dedicated to the god Amun- Re and the ruler himself. The architect was probably Amenhotep, son of Hapu.

View of the temple ruins in the 19th century

View of the arcade of the temple in the 19th century

Nations with a throwing stick symbol: Soleb -pillar inscriptions

In the city there were also vast necropolis that time with small grave chapels were decorated with pyramids. The tombs dating mainly to the 18th Dynasty. A few findings are from Ramesside and Meroitic period.