Editing Montu (section)

=== Medamud ===
{{Further|Temple of Montu (Medamud)}}
The Temple complex of Montu in [[Medamud]], the ancient Medu, less than five kilometers north-east of today's [[Luxor]],<ref>[[Joann Fletcher|Fletcher, Joann]]. (2011) ''Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend''. HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0-06-210605-6}}. pp. 114ss.</ref> was built by the great Pharaoh [[Senusret III]] (c. 1878–1839 BC) of the [[Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|12th Dynasty]], probably on a pre-existing sacred site of the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]]. The temple courtyard was used as a dwelling for the living [[Buchis]] bull, revered as an incarnation of Montu.<ref name=":3" /> The main entrance was to the north-east, while a [[sacred lake]] was probably on the west side of the sanctuary. The building consisted of two distinct adjoining sections, perhaps a temple to the north and a temple to the south (houses of the priests). It was built in raw bricks, while the innermost [[cella]] of the deity was built of carved stone. The templar complex of Medamud underwent important restorations and renovations during the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]], and in the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic]] and [[Egypt (Roman province)|Roman period]].<ref name=":6" />