US EditionRemains of rare sun temple discovered in Egypt: ministry
- An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a massive Valley Temple in Abusir, Egypt, revealing insights into royal sun worship during the Fifth Dynasty.
- The temple is linked to King Niuserre's sun complex and helps clarify the architectural expression of religious authority by Fifth Dynasty rulers.
- Excavations uncovered architectural features and artifacts, indicating the temple's role as a royal cult site before being reused as a residential area.
- The temple’s excavations revealed architectural features and artifacts, including two wooden pieces from the board game Senet.
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Remains of rare sun temple discovered in Egypt: ministry
An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said on Friday. The temple of King Nyuserre is believed to be from the Fifth Dynasty and the remains were found in the Abusir necropolis south of the Egyptian capital. It is part of a monumental complex dedicated to the cult of the sun god Ra and is one of the few solar temples identifie…
An Italian archaeological mission revealed remains of the solar temple of King Nioussere, of the Fifth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, near Cairo.
Italian archaeological mission in Abu Ghurab unearths remains of Valley Temple of King Nyuserre Ini from Fifth Dynasty
Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, emphasized the significance of this discovery, noting that the temple is one of two known sun temples in ancient Egypt.
Massive Temple Linked to King Niuserre’s Sun Complex Unearthed in Egypt
A stone doorway uncovered at Abu Ghurab marks the entrance to a massive Valley Temple. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt An Italian archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of a massive Valley Temple in Abusir, Egypt, offering rare insight into royal sun worship during the Fifth Dynasty. The discovery was made in the Abu Ghurab area, a site long associated with solar cult monuments, during ongoing excavation work. The ne…
Column bases, wall coverings, granite thresholds... Long buried under Nile sediments in the necropolis of Abusir, the temple could be revealed in part for the first time, announced this Friday 12 December the Egyptian ministry of Antiquities.
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