Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal

Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal
Hathor columns of the Temple of Mut
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal is located in Northeast Africa
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal
Shown within Northeast Africa
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal is located in Sudan
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal (Sudan)
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal is located in Africa
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal
Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal (Africa)
LocationKarima, Northern State, Sudan
RegionNubia
Coordinates18°32′7″N 31°49′50″E / 18.53528°N 31.83056°E / 18.53528; 31.83056
TypeSanctuary
Part ofJebel Barkal
History
BuilderTaharqa
Founded680s BCE
Official nameGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iii, iv, vi
Designated2003 (27th session)
Reference no.1073
RegionArab 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]