Sesebi

Site description:

The fortified temple-town in Sudan is an example of the expansionist policy and architecture that developed from that in the New Kingdom. A temple dedicated to Amun-Re, Mut and Khonsu and houses and storage fascilities were located within the fortification walls.

Type of site:

Temple; town

Timeframe:

Temple (New Kingdom); town (New Kingdom).

Excavation season:

Relevant publications:

Blackman, A. M. 1937. Preliminary report on the excavations at Sesebi, northern province, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1936-37. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 23 (2), 145-151.

Fairman, H. W. 1938. Preliminary report on the excavations at Sesebi (Sudla) and 'Amārah West, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1937-8. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 24 (2), 151-156.

Morkot, Robert 1988. The excavations at Sesebi (Sudla) 1936-1938. Beiträge zur Sudanforschung 3, 159-164.