Colossi of Memnon: Luxor city of modern Egypt On the western bank of the Nile River in front of Luxor City, there are two huge stone statues, which are known as ‘Colossi of Memnon’. These mysterious statues, approximately 60 feet high, are of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh (King) Amenhotep III, who was Also known as the ‘Singing’ Statue, as it is said to emit a musical sound every morning when the rays of the sun hit it. A picture of these statues is going viral.
This picture on social media platform X (earlier Twitter) Posted by a user named @archeohistories. He has also given important information about the statues in the caption, in which it is written, ‘Two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III were completed in 1350 BC, standing in front of a temple, but were damaged by an earthquake in 1200 BC. Another earthquake in 27 BC completely damaged the statues.’
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Colossi of Memnon, West of Luxor, Egypt. Two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III were completed in 1350 BC. They stood before a temple, which was destroyed by an earthquake 1200 BC, another earthquake damaged statues in 27 BC but Romans partially reconstructed them. pic.twitter.com/byc7EjZ0F3
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Where are the Pharaoh statues located?
According to a report by amusingplanet.com, the statues depict Pharaoh Amenhotep III in a sitting position. His hands are placed on his knees and his gaze is towards the river in the east. These two statues once stood at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple. This temple was once grand, but after being destroyed by earthquakes, only a few remains of it are left today.
sound emanated from the statues
There is an interesting legend about these statues. When an earthquake damaged the statues in 27 BC. After it was broken, a strange musical sound started coming from parts of these statues, which usually happened at sunrise, so early Greek and Roman tourists who came here to hear the sound named the statue ‘Memonon’.
What kind of sound came from the statues?
The earliest written reference to a singing statue comes from the Greek historian and geographer Strabo, who claimed to hear the sound during a visit in 20 BC. Strabo said it sounded ‘like a blow’. The second century Greek traveler and geographer Pausanias compared it to the breaking of a ‘harp string’. Some other people described the sound emanating from them as like the sound produced by hitting brass or whistling. Then around 199 AD, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus got the statues made and after that the sound emanating from them was never heard.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 24, 2024, 18:53 IST
