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45: 68: 61: 199:. On the temple walls, several sacrifices are depicted. The location of the temple was not well chosen, as it is only a few inches above the high tide of the Nile. This resulted in penetration of the lower wall layers, salt crystallization on the wall surfaces, and stones being worn down over the centuries. In addition, the temple was preyed upon by the local population. Other finds at the site include cemeteries, parts of Qubanstele, and the 210:. One of the discoveries included a relatively well-preserved temple wall, the western wall of the courtyard. Along its entire length, it contains a carved list of the foreign nations which Ramses II. After the temple was deemed worthy of preservation, archaeologists from the 49:
An inscription on the north wall of the Aksha temple entrance corridor that relates the opening of a water well in the eastern desert road leading to the gold mines of Alaki Vadi.
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sawed the wall into individual blocks. It was rebuilt in the garden of the National Museum, protected by a pavilion.
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Die Sprache der Pharaonen: grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.)
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The 1963 excavations of Aksha were initiated because of the construction of the
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Helck, Wolfgang; Otto, Eberhard; Westendorf, Wolfhart (1975).
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Unternehmen Pharao. Die Rettung der ägyptischen Tempel
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International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
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Aksha, Sudan
Aksha

Temple of Aksha is located in Sudan
Northern
Middle Kingdom
21°05′00″N 30°43′00″E / 21.08333°N 30.71667°E / 21.08333; 30.71667
Egyptian temple
National Museum of Sudan
Khartoum
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
Ramses II
Sudan
Faras
Nile
stele
Aswan Dam
University of Ghana
ISBN
3-447-01670-1
Die Sprache der Pharaonen: grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch (2800-950 v. Chr.)
ISBN
978-3-8053-1771-9
ISBN
3-7857-0213-2
ISBN
90-228-3343-7
Categories
Egyptian temples
2nd-century BC religious buildings and structures

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