List of Egyptian temples

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The list of Egyptian temples contains all the independent temple structures of ancient Egypt that are still preserved today. It also includes structures that were erected by Egyptian pharaohs in Nubia and are therefore not on what is now Egypt , but in Sudan . Valley and mortuary temples of pyramids and sun shrines are not listed . For these systems, see List of Egyptian Pyramids and Sun Sanctuary (Ancient Egypt) .

Nubia

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Gebel Barkal Amun temple Amun 18th dynasty Erected by Thutmose III.
Courage temple courage 25th Dynasty Erected by Taharqa over a previous building from the New Kingdom .
Sanam Temple of Amun-Re Amun-Re 25th Dynasty Erected by Taharqa .
Kawa Temple T Amun 25th Dynasty Built by Taharqa.
Temple A Amun 18th dynasty Erected by Tutankhamun over an older building.
Temple B Amun Meroitic time
Tabo (Argo Island) Amun temple Amun 25th Dynasty Built by Taharqa, now completely destroyed.
Sesebi Amun Re sanctuary Amun-Re 18th dynasty Erected by Amenophis IV / Echnaton before the introduction of his new Aton cult. The offering table rooms of the three sanctuaries are connected by corridors. The three temples share a large common courtyard.
Courage sanctuary courage 18th dynasty
Chons sanctuary Chons 18th dynasty
Sun sanctuary Aton 18./19. dynasty Erected by Akhenaten after the introduction of his new Aton cult and later rebuilt by Sethos I to make it a million year home.
Soleb Temple of Soleb Amun, Amenhotep III. 18th dynasty From Amenhotep III. built. Largest Egyptian temple south of Thebes.
Sedenga Teje 18th dynasty From Amenhotep III. erected for the deified Queen Teje.
Gebel Doscha Rock chapel ? 18th dynasty From Thutmose III. built.
Amara West Amun temple Amun 19th dynasty Probably built by Ramses II on an older building.
Semna-West Dedun , Sesostris III. Middle Kingdom / 18. dynasty Begun in the Middle Kingdom, under Thutmose I. , Thutmose III. and Hatshepsut renewed and rebuilt. The entire temple is now in the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum .
Kumma , Semna-East Khnum , Sesostris III., Dedun, Anuket Middle Kingdom {18. dynasty Greatly changed during the 18th dynasty due to renovations. The entire temple is now in the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum.
Uronarti Dedun, Month 18th dynasty From Thutmose III. built.
Mirgissa ? 12th dynasty
Hathor Chapel Hathor New kingdom
Booing southern temple Horus of Buhen 18th dynasty Built by Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. The entire temple is now in the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum.
northern temple Isis 18th dynasty Built by Amenhotep II.
Aksha, Serra-West Aksha temple Amun, Re , Ramses II. 19th dynasty A preserved temple remnant is now in the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum.
Faras Rock temple Hathor from Ibschek Early 18th dynasty Chapel expanded during the reign of Tutankhamun and Ramses II. Several hundred stone blocks come from Buhen temple.
temple 18th dynasty Built by Tutankhamun. Destroyed today and flooded by Lake Nasser.
Abahuda Rock temple Amun-Re, Thoth 18th dynasty Built by Haremhab
Abu Simbel Great temple Amun-Re, Horus of Mehu, Ptah, Ramses II. 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II. Completely demolished because of the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1964 and 1968 and rebuilt at a higher point.
Small temple Hathor of Ischbek, Nefertari 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II for his wife Nefertari. Due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1964 and 1968, it was completely demolished and rebuilt at a higher point.
Qasr Ibrim Small stone temple New kingdom Repaired with adobe bricks by Taharqa and converted into church by early Christians.
Aniba Horus temple Horus of Mi'am 18th dynasty Probably built on an older previous building, hardly preserved today.
Ellesija Rock chapel Horus of Mi'am, Satet , Thutmose III. 18th dynasty Erected by Thutmose III. Torn down in 1966 and rebuilt in the Museo Egizio in Turin .
Derr Rock temple Amun-Re, Ptah, Re-Harachte, Ramses II. 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II. Completely dismantled from 1964 due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam and partially rebuilt in New Amada.
Amada Temple of Amada Amun-Re, Re-Harachte 18th dynasty By Thutmose III, and Amenhotep II probably on a previous building by Sesostris III. built. Due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1964 and 1965, moved on rails to a higher point.
Wadi es-Sebua Rock chapel Horus 18th dynasty Built by Amenhotep II.
Rock temple Amun-Re, Re-Harachte, Ramses II. 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II. Relocated four kilometers to the west due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1964.
Hiera Sykaminos , Al-Maharraqa Isis and Serapis temples Isis, Serapis Ptolemaic and Roman times The temple was left unfinished. In 1961 it was relocated near Wadi es-Sebua.
Dakka , Pselchis Thoth temple Thoth from pnubs Meroitic, Ptolemaic and Roman times Erected by the Ethiopian King Ergamenes on the site of a previous building from the 18th dynasty, expanded by Ptolemy VIII , Augustus and Tiberius . Relocated to near Wadi es-Sebua in 1961.
Gerf Hussein Rock temple Ptah of Memphis, Ptah-Tatenen, Hathor, Ramses II. 19th dynasty Erected by the viceroy of Kush Setau. 1964 only partially relocated to Elephantine, the rest of the temple sank in the Nasser reservoir .
Dendur , Tutzis Temple of Dendur Isis, Osiris, Pediese, Pahor Roman time Erected by the Roman governor Petronius. Dismantled because of the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1962 and rebuilt in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City .
Kalabsha , Talmis Mandulis temple Mandulis, Isis Ptolemaic and Roman times Erected by Ptolemy VIII, replaced by a larger new building under Augustus. Torn down 1961–1963 and rebuilt near Philae.
Bet el-Wali Rock temple Amun-Re, Re-Harachte, Khnum, Anukis , Ramses II. 19th dynasty Erected by Ramses II. Rebuilt near Philae.
Taffa (temple) , Taphis North Temple ? Roman time Erected under Augustus. Has been in Leiden since 1978 .
South temple ? Roman time Erected under Augustus.
Kertassi kiosk ? Ptolemaic-Roman times Perhaps served as a barge station for the Isis of Philae. Located today near the rebuilt temple of Kalabsha.
Debod Amun chapel Amun, later Isis Meroitic / Ptolemaic Period Erected by the Meroite king Azekheramun , expanded under Ptolemy VIII and now dedicated to Isis. The temple is now in Madrid .
Bigeh Temple for Isis and Osiris, Abaton (Osiris tomb) Isis, Osiris Greco-Roman time On the east side of the island are the remains of a small temple. The island was considered the burial place of Osiris and the source of the Nile.
Philae Isis temple Isis, Hathor 30th dynasty The oldest surviving documents come from Nektanebos I. Forced closure 535/37 by Emperor Justinian I. 1972 move to the island of Agilkia.

Southern Upper Egypt

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Elephantine Khnum temple Khnum 18th dynasty Started in Thutmosid time. The last building was built by Nectanebo II.
Satis temple Satis Early days Cave sanctuary from early times, new building in 6th Dynasty, expansion under Antef II. , New building under Mentuhotep II, Sesostris I, Hatshepsut and Ptolemy II./IV./VIII.
Heqaib sanctuary 12th dynasty Erected by Sarenput I in the time of Sesostris I, further shrines by Sarenput II and his successors. Station chapels of Amenhotep III. and Ramses II.
Aswan Isis temple Isis Ptolemaic period Under Ptolemy III. and IV. built and decorated.
Small roman temple Khnum, Satet, Anukis Roman time Built under Emperor Domitian and completed by Nerva.
Kom Ombo Double temple Sobek, Haroeris Ptolemaic period Started under Ptolemy VI. on previous buildings of the Middle and New Kingdom. Decoration worked until the 3rd century AD, but never finished.
Silsila-West Temple of the Haremhab Amun, Mut, Chons, Sobek, Taweret 18th dynasty Built under Haremhab. More rock steles and rock chapels from the New Kingdom.
Edfu Horus temple Horus Ptolemaic period Started by Ptolemy III, finished by Ptolemy XII.
Wadi Mia , Kanais Small rock temple Horus, Isis, Amun, Osiris, Ptah and Re-Harachte 19th dynasty Created by Seti I.
Hierakonpolis , Kom el-Ahmar Horus temple Horus Predynastic time Original shrine from early times, then a brick temple from the early Old Kingdom. Enclosing wall comes from the New Kingdom.
El-Kab Nechbet temple Nechbet 2nd dynasty Development from 2nd dynasty to Roman times. Main temple completely destroyed.
Esna , Latopolis Khnum temple Khnum 18th dynasty Erected from the ruins of a sanctuary from the 18th Dynasty. New building under Ptolemy VI. and VIII. Pronaos started under Emperor Claudius and finished under Decius.
Bones Hathor Temple Hathor 3rd dynasty Only individual stone fragments remain on the eastern hill. Temple still found in Gr.-Roman. Time use and was then mined for lime extraction.
At-Tud , Tuphim Month temple Month Old empire Construction activities in the 5th and 11th dynasties. New building under Sesostris I. Extension by Thutmose III., Ptolemaios IV. And Ptolemaios VIII.
Dahamscha, El-Mahamid Qibly Sobek sanctuary Sobek 18th dynasty Known as "Sumenu" in ancient sources.
Hermonthis, Armant Temple of Month-Re and the Rat-taui Month-Re, Rat-taui Middle realm Predecessor building by Mentuhotep III., Temple blocks from the time of Sesostris III., Pylon of Thutmose III.

Thebes

East bank

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Karnak Karnak Temple / Amun District Amun Middle realm First major temple of Sesostris I, continuous expansion in the New Kingdom. Restoration of the Chons Temple under Ramses III. Last buildings in Ptolemaic times.
Karnak Temple / Month District Month 18th dynasty Erected by Amenhotep III.
Karnak Temple / Mut District courage 18th dynasty Temple of Mut built by Seti II. The neighboring Kamuteftempel comes from Hatshepsut.
Aton sanctuary Aton 18th dynasty Erected by Akhenaten and completely torn down after the end of the reign. Blocks ( talatat ) were used as filling material for other structures.
Luxor Luxor temple Amun, courage, chons 12th dynasty Thutmose III. built the station chapel in the first courtyard. Further extensions under Amenhotep III., Tutankhamun, Haremhab, Ramses II. And Nectanebo I. In Roman times part of a fortress, then construction of four Christian churches on the site.

West bank

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
"Thoth" mountain Month Re Chapel Month-Re 11th dynasty Built by Mentuhotep III.
Qurna Mortuary temple of Seti I 19th dynasty Built by Seti I. Decoration continued and completed by Ramses II.
Deir el-Bahari Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut 18th dynasty Built under Hatshepsut .
Mortuary temple of Thutmose III. 18th dynasty Built under Thutmose III.
Hathor Chapel of Thutmose III. Hathor 18th dynasty Built under Thutmose III.
Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II. 11th dynasty Built under Mentuhotep II.
Temple of the Ramessids 20th dynasty Millions of years, started by Ramses IV. , Continued by Ramses V and Ramses VI., Not completed.
Ramesseum Amun, courage, chons 19th dynasty Erected by Ramses II.
Mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. (Memnoneion) Ptah-Sokar-Osiris 18th dynasty Erected by Amenhotep III.
Deir el-Medina Temple of Hathor Seti I Hathor 19th dynasty Brick temple, built by Seti I.
Temple of Amun Ramses II. Amun 19th dynasty Erected by Ramses II.
Temple of Ramses II Hathor Hathor 19th dynasty Erected by Ramses II.
Temple of Hathor Ptolemy IV. Hathor Ptolemaic period Started by Ptolemy IV, completed by Ptolemy VI. and VIII.
Mortuary temple of Amenhotep (son of Hapu) 18th dynasty Erected at the time of Amenhotep III.
Medinet Habu 18th Dynasty Temple Amun-Re-Kamutef 18th dynasty Begun by Hatshepsut, expanded in Ramessid and Ethiopian times. Another pylon erected in Ptolemaic times. Entrance hall with atrium started under Antoninus Pius .
Mortuary temple of Ramses III. Amun, Month, Osiris, Ptah 19th dynasty Erected by Ramses III. In the late period, tombs and small cult chapels of the wives of Amun were built .
Qasr el-Aguz Thoth temple Thoth Ptolemaic period Donated by Ptolemy VIII.
Deir el-Schelwit Temple of Isis and Month Isis, Month Roman time

Northern Upper Egypt

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Medamud Month temple Month Old empire Early double sanctuary, first major temple of Sesostris III. erected, superstructure from Ptolemaic times.
Qus Temple of Haroeris and Heket Haroeris , Heket Ptolemaic period
Temple of Courage and Isis Courage, Isis Roman time
Koptos , Quft Min temple Min Old empire Totally destroyed today.
El-Qala Isis temple Isis Roman time Dates from the time of Emperor Claudius .
Dendera Hathor Temple Hathor 6th dynasty Today's temple built under the last Ptolemies and the first Roman emperors.
Hiw, Diospolis Parva Ptolemaic temple Hathor Bat Ptolemaic period
Roman temple Amun Roman time Made in the time of Emperor Nerva .
Abydos Temple of Osiris Chontamenti Chontamenti , from 12th dynasty Osiris 1st dynasty Built in Kom el-Sultan .
Mortuary temple of Seti I. Osiris 19th dynasty Built by Seti I.
Osireion Osiris 19th dynasty Built by Seti I, completed by Merenptah.
Temple of Ramses II Osiris 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II.
Achmim , Panopolis Temple of Min and Triphis Min, triphis Was considered a wonder of the world by Arab writers, destroyed in 1350 AD and used as a building material.
Athribis , Wannina Triphis temple Triphis Ptolemaic period Dates from the time of Ptolemy VIII , birthplace under Ptolemy XII. built.
Qaw el-Kebir , Antaeopolis Limestone temple Perseus Ptolemaic period Built by Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe.

Middle Egypt

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Tell el-Amarna Aton temple Aton 18th dynasty Built by Akhenaten. Dismantled under Ramses II, today only foundation trenches are visible.
Hermopolis Thoth Temple, Amun Temple Thoth, Amun Old empire
Tuna el-Gebel Two chapels Thoth Ptolemaic period Donated by Ptolemy I.
Speos Artemidos , Istabl Antar Rock sanctuary of the Pachet Pachet Middle realm Expanded and decorated under Hatshepsut, decorated sanctuary under Seti I.
Antinoupolis , Antinoe, Sheikh Abade Temple remains 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II.
El-Babein Small rock chapel Hathor 19th dynasty Built by Merenptah.
El-Hiba Amun temple Amun 22nd dynasty Built by Scheschonq I. and Osorkon I.
Ehnasja el-Medina, Herakleopolis Herischef Temple Herischef Middle realm New building under Ramses II.
Medinet el-Faijum , Krokodilopolis, Arsinoe Sobek temple Sobek 12th dynasty Temple no longer preserved.
Abgig, Begig Kulthof with granite stele Monthre / Amunre and Ptah / Reharachte 12th dynasty Built by Sesostris I.
Medinet Madi , Narmuthis Temple of Renenutet and Sobek Renenutet , Sobek 12th dynasty From Amenemhet III. and Amenemhet IV. inscribed and decorated.
Biahmu Statue sanctuary 12th dynasty Erected by Amenemhet III.
Qasr Qarun, Dionysias Temple with a high outer wall Sobek Ptolemaic period Other Ptolemaic temples in the area.
Qasr es-Sagha Sand-lime brick temple Sobek 12th dynasty Unfinished temple.

Memphis

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Memphis Ptah temple Ptah , Apis , Sekhmet, Hathor Old empire The temple was expanded and renewed several times from the Old Kingdom to Roman times, the most important construction phase in the Ramesside era. The brick wall is from a later time. Today only individual blocks of the temple remain.
Giza Sphinx temple probably Harmachis 4th dynasty Built by Cheops or Chephren .

delta

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Letopolis , Kom Ausim Horus temple Horus String Period, 30th Dynasty Today destroyed and overbuilt by modern settlements.
Heliopolis Temple of Re-Harachte and Atum Re-Harachte , Atum Old empire Temple and city have fallen into disrepair since ancient times, stones were used to build Cairo.
Tell el-Jahudije Middle realm Brick walling with primeval mound, surface leveled under Ramses II and built over with a new sanctuary.
Bubastis , Tell-Basta Bastet temple Bastet 22nd dynasty Erected by Osorkon I and Osorkon II from old building material Ramses II. Temple house of Nectanebo II newly built.
Leontopolis, Tell el-Muqdam Miysis temple Miysis Middle realm Renewed by Osorkon II.
Cloth el-Qaramus Temple wall Greco-Roman time Founded by Philip III. Arrhidaios .
Pharbaetus, Horbeit Harmerti temple Harmerti Late period
Ezbet Ruschdi es-Saghira Brick temple 12th dynasty Erected by Amenemhet I.
Auaris , Tell ed-Dab'a Seth temple Seth 18./19. dynasty Temple completely demolished today, blocks dragged to Tanis and other places in the Nile Delta.
Pi-Ramesse , Qantir Temple of Amun-Re-Harachte-Atum Amun-Re-Harachte-Atum 19th dynasty Built by Ramses II, removed from the 21st Dynasty under Siamun and Psusennes I and used as building material for Bubastis and Tanis.
Tell Nabesha, Tell Fara'un Wadjet Temple Wadjet Middle realm Today only mounds of granite rubble remain.
Tanis , Sa el-Hagar Amun temple Amun, Chons-Neferhotep, Horus, Anta 21./22. dynasty Composed of blocks from different epochs, started by Psusennes I and expanded in the following years.
Mendes , Tell er-Rub'a Temple of Ba-neb-djedet Ba-neb-djedet , Schu , Re, Geb, Osiris 26th Dynasty Built by King Amasis, today only red Granitnaos des Schu and a few blocks remain. Main temple had older predecessors from the 18th dynasty.
Hermopolis parva , Baqlija Thot temple Thoth Only the remains of several destroyed temples are preserved.
Iseum, Behbeit el-Hagar Isis temple Isis Late period As a successor to a Saitic system started by Nectanebos II and by Ptolemy III. completed.
Sebennytos , Samanmud Onuris Shu Temple Onuris-Schu 30th dynasty Built by Nectanebo I.
Sais , Sa el-Hagar / Kom Farrays Neith temple Neith 26th Dynasty Porch built under Amasis. Today the temple is completely destroyed, exact location uncertain.
Buto , Ibtu, Tell el-Fara'in Wadjet Temple Wadjet , Horus, Bastet 26th Dynasty Possibly built under Amasis, then destroyed by the Persians and rebuilt by the early Ptolemies. No traces left today.
Kom Firin Temple remains New Kingdom and 26th Dynasty
Kom el-Hisn Sekhmet Hathor Temple Sekhmet-Hathor Middle realm
Rosetta Atum temple Atum Only a few blocks left.
Canopus, Abukir Temple of Isis and Serapis Isis, Serapis Ptolemaic period Was destroyed in 391 AD.
Taposiris Magna , Abusir Osiris temple Osiris Ptolemaic period Pylon and stone surround still preserved, temple house destroyed.

Oases

Kharga

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
El Kharga Hibis temple Amun 26th Dynasty to Ptolemaic times Built during the 26th dynasty, decorated by Dareios I and Dareios II , extended by Hakor , among others .
Nadura Temple ruin Roman times Built under Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Ain at-Tarakwa ? Roman times Sandstone temple
Qasr ad-Dabaschiyya, Ain Tabashir Brick temple Roman times
Qasr al-Labacha Sanctuary of Piyris Piyris, adjusted to Horus 1./2. Century AD
Qasr al-Labacha North Temple Amun Roman times Adobe temple
Ain al-Bilaida Roman double temple Roman times Adobe temple
Ain al-Bilaida Northwest Temple Roman times Sandstone temple
Ain Chanafis Sandstone temple Roman times
Qasr el-Ghuweita Amun temple Amun 25th dynasty to Ptolemaic times
Qasr Ain ez-Zaijan Amun temple Amun from Hibis Ptolemaic and Roman times The temple has not yet been explored further.
Qasr shower Ruin complex of a temple fortress Isis, Serapis, Horus Roman times Built under Domitian, Hadrian and Trajan.
Ain Manawir Adobe temple Osiris-iw Late to Roman times Discovered in 1994.
Ain Amur Amun temple Amun Roman times The temple was not completed.

Dachla

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Deir el-Hagar Sandstone temple Amun, Amaunet, Chons Roman times Built under Nero, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.
Amheida Temple of Thoth Thoth 23rd dynasty to Roman times
Courage el-Charab Temple remains Seth New kingdom The temple is badly damaged. Several steles were found here.
Ain al-Aziz Roman times
Ain Birbiyya Temple of Amun night Amun night, Hathor Greco-Roman time
Smint el-Charab Temple for tutu, neith and tapschai Tutu, Neith and Tapschai Roman times

Baharija

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
El-Bawiti Temple of el-Bawiti ? 26th Dynasty Time of Amasis, about the same time as the chapels of Ain el-Muftilla. The temple has now disappeared, probably once in Qārat al-Sheikh Sūbī. Possibly the funerary temple of Djed-chons-ef-anch.
El-Bawiti Temple of Heracles Heracles = Chons Roman time Erected under Emperor Octavian Augustus, 21 BC. Discovered in 1996.
El-Qasr Temple of Bes Bes Ptolemaic period The Lemziegeltempel was used until the 4th century AD. Discovered in 1988.
Ain el-Muftilla Four chapels Bastet, Mihōs (Mahes), Osiris 26th Dynasty The chapels date from the Amasis period, the city and temple districts date back to the New Kingdom.
Et-Tibniyya (Qaṣr al-Miqīṣba) Stone chapel, so-called Alexander temple Amun-Re Ptolemaic period Currently, Alexander the Great built.
Qasr el-Mi'ysra Temple remains ? Greco-Roman time Roman style temple.

Siwa

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Aghurmi Ammoneion Amun 26th Dynasty Erected by Amasis .
Umm Ubaida Temple of Amun Amun-Re 30th dynasty Limestone temple built by Wenamun at the time of Nectanebo II.
Bilad ar-rum Doric temple Ptolemaic period Incorrectly called the grave of Alexander the Elder. Size viewed.
Chamisa Limestone temple Greco-Roman time
Ain Qureishat Limestone temple Ptolemaic period
Abu Shuruf Limestone temple Roman times
Az-Zaitun Limestone temple Roman times

Sinai

place temple revered deity (s) construction time Remarks
Serabit el-Chadim Hathor Temple Hathor, Sopdu 12th dynasty Cult grottoes of Hathor and Sopdu date from the time of Amenemhet III. and Amenemhet IV. , forecourts of the temple were only laid out in the 18th to 20th dynasties.
Timna Hathor Temple Hathor 19./20. dynasty Erected below a ledge. Cult establishment from Seti I to Ramses V discovered in 1969 by Beno Rothenberg .

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