Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal

Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal

Hathor columns of the Temple of Mut
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Location	Karima, Northern State, Sudan
Region	Nubia
Coordinates	18°32′7″N 31°49′50″E / 18.53528°N 31.83056°E / 18.53528; 31.83056
Type	Sanctuary
Part of	Jebel Barkal
History
Builder	Taharqa
Founded	680s BCE
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Designated	2003 (27th session)
Reference no.	1073
Region	Arab States

The Temple of Mut, also named Temple B300, is a temple at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 km north of Khartoum near Karima and stands near a large bend of the Nile River, in the region that was called Nubia in ancient times. The partially rock-cut temple was built on the west side base of the Jebel Barkal pinnacle, from which angle it assumed the shape of an Uraeus wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Dedicated to the goddess Mut, the wife of Amun, the Temple of Mut was erected by pharaoh Taharqa in the 680s BCE, at a time when he ruled Upper and Lower Egypt.^[1]