Mortuary temple

/mˈɔːtjuːəɹˌi tˈɛmpəl/

/mˈɔːɹtjuːˌɛɹi tˈɛmpəl/

Mortuary temple

a type of ancient Egyptian temple built near or connected to a royal tomb, dedicated to the worship and commemoration of a deceased pharaoh, serving as a place for rituals, offerings, and the veneration of the ruler's spirit

Examples

1. Her mortuary temple, Djeser-Djeseru, was an architectural phenomenon at the time and is still admired today.

2. I’m in Egypt on the Nile River, and this is the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.

3. As documented in beautiful reliefs from her mortuary temple, she conducted a trading mission to the Land of Punt which resulted in Egypt bringing back a comical amount of valuable foods, gold, ivory, trees, plants and other cool stuff from the region.

4. She tells her own story in pictures and writing on the walls of her mortuary temple and the red chapel she built for Amun.