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[From Lepsius, Denkvt'dler, Abth. I. Bl. 117.

of Thi were not very elaborate, but fortunately sufficient of the latter have come down to us to show when and by whom and for whom it was built. Away to the west of the temple is a large necropolis, and this suggests that a town of considerable size must have stood near.

Passing southwards, the next temple of Amen-hetep III. is that which this king built at Sulb, or Solib, or Soleb, on the west bank of the Nile, about six hundred yards from the river. When in a perfect state the temple must have presented a grand and noble appearance, but every one must lament the short-sightedness of the king's architect who allowed Nubian sandstone to be used in its construction, and who took no trouble to make good and solid foundations for this edifice, which is massive and imposing, even in its present sad state of decay. The visitor to the temple, which is oriented almost due east, passed through a large pylon, which must have been about one hundred and sixty feet wide, immediately behind which were two ram-headed sphinxes, one on each side of the path. He then passed on to a flight of steps which led to a portico with eight circular pillars, on very large bases, which stood before the second pylon. The portico is about seventy feet long and forty-five feet wide, 608