Jebel Dosha
| File:JebelDosha1.jpg Rock-chapel of Thutmose III with remains of decoration to right of entrance and, above to the left, stela of Seti I | |
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| Location | Northern State, Sudan |
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| Region | Nubia |
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| Type | Sanctuary |
Jebel Dosha is a sandstone promontory right beside the Nile, on the western river bank between Soleb and Sedeinga in Northern State in Sudan. It features a rock-cut chapel of Thutmose III, similar to the contemporary Temple of Ellesyia as well as several stelae and rock inscriptions of New Kingdom date.[1]
The chapel
[edit | edit source]The rock-cut chapel, which overlooks the Nile, contains partly lost inscriptions and wall-decoration of Thutmose III. In the back wall of the chapel there are three largely disfigured seated statues.
Rock inscriptions and stelae
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In the early Ramesside period several stelae, mostly commissioned by the Viceroy of Kush Amenemopet, were added. One of the stelae shows Seti I making an offering to the gods Khnum, Satet and Anket; another, done in sunk relief, shows a kneeling Amenemopet offering to a lunar god and to the goddess Satet. Several groups of striding figures are carved into the jebel rock.[2]