New Discovery in Egypt at the Colossi of Memnon.
The new discovery in Egypt at the Colossi of Memnon was made during an archaeological mission to the temple of Amenhotep III. This is the discovery of the statues of the lioness goddess Sekhmet. The Head of Antiquities explains that this revelation comes as part of the “Restoration of Memnon. Sorizian the leader of the mission says that Sekhmet appears holding the symbol of life.
So she pointed out that the statues are in a good state of conservation, and that they represent an important archaeological value. This discovery will provide a complete picture of the temple, after the collapse, due to the earthquake. The stones were used to build temples and statues.
The reign of Amenhotep III was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendor, as Egypt reached the height of its artistic and international power. When he dies, his son succeeds him as Amenhotep IV, but later changes his own royal name to Akhenaten.
The two colossal statues stood in the forecourt of the Million Years Temple of Amenhotep III. Which was then the largest worship complex on the west bank of Thebes. The size of these two colossi lets imagine the size of this undertaking, conceived and carried out by Amenhotep son of Hapu, architect of the pharaoh.
The temple then extended from the first pylon. Whose height was equivalent to that of the colossi, to the limits of arable land. However some five hundred meters further. Only scattered remains remain, as the monuments it contained served as a quarry from ancient times. Indeed, reliefs have been found in the temple that Merenptah had built.
