LD 172

3D Model

Luxor Temple, Emperor’s Chamber, LD 172

Luxor Temple, Imperial Cult Chamber/Emperor’s Chamber. December 09, 2021.

LD 172 is located on the south wall of the Roman Sanctuary (Imperial Cult Chamber) also known as the Emperor’s (King’s) Chamber, in Luxor Temple.

As part of an 18th Dynasty addition by Amenhotep III, the room was originally a sanctuary devoted to the divine Pharaoh. As its current name suggests, the room went through significant transformation during the late-Roman reformations of Diocletian, finding itself altered to occupy the principia position of standard Roman fortifications. As such, these frescoes are the only example of monumental paintings from the tetrarch era remaining in situ, and perhaps the finest preserved Roman paintings in Egypt.

This is one of 18 scenes that are part of the current ES documentation program.

**Project: ** The Epigraphic Survey in collaboration with the MoTA