Malkata, is the site of an Ancient Egyptian palace complex built during the New Kingdom, by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. It is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Upper Egypt, in the desert to the south of Medinet Habu. The site also included a temple dedicated to Amenhotep III's Great Royal Wife, Tiy, which honors Sobek, the croc…
Malkata, is the site of an Ancient Egyptian palace complex built during the New Kingdom, by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. It is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Upper Egypt, in the desert to the south of Medinet Habu. The site also included a temple dedicated to Amenhotep III's Great Royal Wife, Tiy, which honors Sobek, the crocodile deity.
Location: Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Region: Upper Egypt
Part of: Theban Necropolis, Thebes
Periods: New Kingdom of Egypt
Associated with: Amenhotep III · Tutankhamun
Excavation dates: Georges Daressy (1888) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1910–1920) · University Museum of Pennsylvania (1970s) · The Archaeological Mission of Waseda University (1985)
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