In the Dynastic Period, the temple's area was called Hefet-her-nebes, a phrase meaning that it lies "in front of its lord". It was so named because the temple of Seti I is located in front of the Temple of Amen at Karnak, directly across the Nile. From the temple, one can behold the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak.
The Temple of Seti I was badly damaged in November 1994, when torrential rains in the nearby Theban hills sent floodwaters cascading through desert valleys. The storm dumped thousands of liters of water into the temple and the floodwaters rose to over one meter into the temple's compound causing the break of the enclosure wall and leaving tons of silt, sand, and stone in their wake. The temple's mud-brick walls were washed away, but fortunately its stone walls emerged relatively intac...
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