wilburwhateley: theufos51: What! Where is this? “Kom el Hetan is the site of Amenophis (Amenho
wilburwhateley: theufos51: What! Where is this? “Kom el Hetan is the site of Amenophis (Amenhotep) III’s mortuary temple. […]These great sandstone statues of Amenophis III flanked by small figures of his mother and his wife Tiye (Tiyi) are nearly 59ft high and were famous in antiquity for the bell-like tone which was emitted by the expanding stone of the northern figure at sunrise. Greek travelers thus equated the figure with Memnon, the son of Aurora, the goddess of the dawn, but repairs to the statue in the reign of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus silenced the sound forever.”[…] “This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Institute of Architects, directing the Egyptian portion of the documentary on Ancient Egypt, March 1965 and September 1965.” (via Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) -- source link