Mortuary temple

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As a mortuary temple to temple of the Pharaohs in ancient Egypt referred to in a certain relationship to the cult of the dead were.

The mortuary temple was connected to a pyramid . In it the Pharaoh was venerated both during his lifetime and after his death. Finds have shown that death cults in certain mortuary temples were practiced for centuries after the death of a pharaoh. The pharaoh acted as a mediator between humans and gods.

During the Old Kingdom, a large number of temple servants performed the cult as funeral priests . In return, they received food, and sometimes land. This increased their wealth and social standing.

In more recent literature the term “ million year house ” is used.

Well-known mortuary temple

Old empire

• Mortuary temple (Djoser pyramid)
• Mortuary temple (Userkaf pyramid)
• Mortuary temple (Sahure pyramid)
• Mortuary Temple (Neferirkare Pyramid)

Middle realm

• Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II.
• Mortuary temple of Sesostris II.

New kingdom

Aerial view of the mortuary temple of Ramses III in Medinet Habu

• Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
• Djeser-achet (mortuary temple of Thutmose III in Deir el-Bahari )
• Henket-anch (mortuary temple of Thutmose III north of the Ramesseum )
• Temple of Amenhotep III
• Mortuary Temple of Seti I (Abydos)
• Mortuary Temple of Seti I (Qurna)

• Mortuary temple Ramses III. in the south of Thebes-West near Medinet Habu

literature

• Martina Ullmann: King for Eternity - The Houses of Millions of Years: An Investigation of the King's Cult and Temple Typology in Egypt. Görg, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-447-04521-3 .