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Several churches were built in different sectors of the mortuary temple, including the great five-aisled basilica known as the "Holy Church of Djeme", which was located in the second court of Ramses III's temple. The church had a north-south orientation cutting across the original axis of the temple
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Before the clearing of the temple at the end of the 19th century, much of the Coptic town was still visible as it was left after its abandonment in the 9th century. The settlement's religious buildings, including the Holy Church of Djeme, were damaged over time, with one of the
Ramesside columns on
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The Coptic settlement at
Medinet Habu was established as the final stage of a continuous process of occupation of the mortuary complex of Ramses III, which began in pharaonic times and continued into the Roman and Late Antique period. The settlement was a densely populated town with an estimated
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on one side, and uncarved columns on the other. The second pylon leads into a peristyle hall, again featuring columns of Ramses III. This leads up a ramp that leads (through a columned portico) to the third pylon and then into the large hypostyle hall (which has lost its roof).
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and was provided with a font and a well, placed at the southern end of the central nave. The church was dated between the 5th and the 7th century by
Monneret de Villard, while Grossmann suggested an attribution to the middle or second half of the 6th century.
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Epigraphic Survey, "Medinet Habu X. The Eighteenth Dynasty Temple, Part II: The Façade, Pillars, and Architrave Inscriptions of the Thutmosid Peripteros", ISAC Publications 1, Chicago: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, 2024
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the east side removed to accommodate the apse and the Osiris pillars cut away since they were inappropriate in a
Christian building. Sparse graffiti and damage are all that remain after the removal of the church in modern times.
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population of 18,860 residents, which was installed in various inner sectors, including the temple itself. The settlement pattern matched that of the
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