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The Temple of Dakka
This temple of Thoth was moved to New Sebua from its original
site some 25 miles upstream in the late 1960s. Original
construction began ca. 220 BCE and was continued by several
Ptolemaic kings and then, in the Roman period, by Augustus and
Tiberius. It is the only temple in Nubia that is oriented
north-south to parallel the course of the Nile. The huge pylon,
unusually separated from the temple proper, was added by the
Romans and contains storerooms in its three interior levels.
The Temple Of Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim (Arabic: "fortress of Ibrim"), the only surviving
Nubian archeological site that was not moved, remained in its
original position on the east bank but now that "east bank" is
on an island in the middle of Lake Nasser.
Some inscriptions date use of the site as early as the 17th
dynasty, but the ruins seen today are Coptic from the 7th
century
The Temple of Abu Simbel
The temple built by Rameses II around 3000 years
ago with its
giant colossal statues of the king sculpted from the mountain
rock. In the 1960s the new High Dam was built at Aswan which
resulted in a build-up of water which threatened to engulf the
monuments along its Nubian shores. In a dramatic race against
time UNESCO began a US$40 million rescue operation in 1964, the
like of which had never been seen before. In the incredible
salvage operation the temples were dismantled and cut up into
manageable-sized blocks, then painstakingly reconstructed 65m
higher than the original site, away from the dangers of the
encroaching water. Inside a specially constructed mountain, two
gigantic reinforced concrete domes protect the rebuilt temples .
The Temple of Derr-
Presently located at New Amada, the temple of Derr originally
sat on the Nile's east bank a few miles to the south. Dedicated
to the sun god, Re, it was built by Ramesses II to observe his
first 30-year Sed festival. It included, statues of Ptah,
Amun-Re, Ramesses II, and Re-Horakhty as at Abu Simbel. When
Christians converted it into a church, much of its decoration
was destroyed.
Kalabsha Temple
The temple of Kalabsha is the largest free-standing temple in
Nubia. Originally it stood about thirty miles south of the High
Dam at Aswan before being moved to its present site, New
Kalabsha, immediately south of the dam. Built in the later
Ptolemaic period and continued by Augustus, it was dedicated to
Horus-Mandulis (a Nubian god), Isis, and Osiris. Like others of
the Nubian temples, it was later converted into a church.
The Temple of Kertassi -
A few steps from the temple of Kalabsha stand the remains of the
Roman Kiosk of Kertassi. Originally located almost twenty miles
south of the High Dam, it may have been a station on a
processional route of the sacred barque of Isis
The Temple of Amada
The temple of Amada, originally located about 112 miles south of
the Aswan High Dam, was moved, as a single unit, one and
one-half miles to New Amada. It is the oldest of the Nubian
temples, dating from the New Kingdom rulers Tuthmosis III and
Amenhotep II, with additions by Tuthmosis IV. Then Seti I and
Ramesses II did repairs and minor additions.
The temple was dedicated to Amun-Re and Re-Horakhty but was
desecrated during the Amarna period. However it still contains
important historical texts concerning, e.g., a military campaign
into Asia.
 Tomb of Pennut
Pennut's title in the administration of Ramesses VI was "Deputy
of Wawat and Miam." The only Nubian tomb rescued by UNESCO's
project, it presently is located opposite Qasr Ibrim, some 25
miles away from its original site.
The Temple of Wadi al - Sabua
This temple, originally a few miles east of ts present location
at New Sebua, was built by Ramesses II. It once had three
pylons, the third of which survives. In the court past the first
(now non-existent) pylon are six human-headed sphinxes wearing
the double crown of upper and lower Egypt. In the second court,
falcon-headed sphinxes. Then the third pylon, pictured here,
with one of the original four colossi of Ramesses remaining.
The temple, dedicated to Amun-Re, Re-Harakhti, and the deified
Ramesses, was named "Temple of
Ramesses-Meriamun-in-the-House-of-Amun."
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