Ptolemaic gateway in front of the Temple of Khonsu

Ptolemaic gateway in front of the Temple of Khonsu

380-30 BCE

1705

Gateway of Ptolemy III, Euergetes I

Bab el Amara Gate

built works

Egypt (nation)

Karnak (inhabited place)

New Kingdom (Egyptian)

pylons

hieroglyphics

View of gateway adorned with hieroglyphs probably built during the reign of the Ptolemies. "The gate is situated within the enclosure wall of Nectanebo I, south of the Khonsu Temple. To the south of the gate stood a sphinx-lined alleyway. The ceiling was decorated with a motif of flying vultures. The interior walls were covered with the hieroglyphic symbols for "all life, prosperity, and health," a common wish for the pharaoh. A winged sun-disk adorned the center of the gate's lintel. The north face of the gate is covered with relief scenes of the king interacting with divinities,"--Digital Karnak website, University of California.

21m high. Opening is 14.0-14.4m high and 5.6m wide.

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