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Temple of Gerf Hussein

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203: 191:, which like the courtyard beyond is also free standing. The courtyard is surrounded by six columns and eight statue pillars. The entrance to a peristyle court "is decorated with colossal Osiris statues." The rear portion of the building which is 43 m in depth was carved out of rock and follows the structure of Abu Simbel with a pillared hall featuring two rows of three statue pillars and, curiously, four statue recesses, each with divine triads along the sides. Beyond the hall lay the hall of the offering table and the barque chamber with four cult statues of Ptah, Ramesses, Ptah-Tatenen and Hathor carved out of the rock. 218: 34: 234: 60: 246: 53: 202: 177: 233: 217: 397: 310:
Dieter Arnold, Nigel Strudwick & Sabine Gardiner, The Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture, I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2003. p.98
441: 52: 180:, sections of the free-standing portion of this temple were dismantled and they have now been reconstructed at the site of 245: 338: 287: 451: 266: 112: 436: 184:. Most of the rock cut temple was left in place and is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile. 224: 33: 158: 446: 188: 8: 456: 430: 412: 399: 252: 181: 79: 39: 176:
During the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s, as part of the
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Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books, 1992. p.260
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The freestanding courtyard of Gerf Hussein temple, reconstructed at
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An avenue of ram-headed sphinxes led from the Nile to the first
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Somewhat "squat" statue of Ramesses II in the courtyard
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The Temple of Ptah seen from the Nile, 2 January 1960,
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International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
173:, and associated with Ramesses, 'the Great God.'" 428: 361:Arnold, Strudwick & Gardiner, op. cit., p.99 141:, or 'House of Ptah') was dedicated to pharaoh 59: 32: 157:, it was partly free-standing and partly 127:Partially reconstructed, some submerged 429: 388:Arnold, Strudwick & Gardiner, p.99 370:Arnold, Strudwick & Gardiner, p.99 13: 442:Relocated monuments of Lower Nubia 14: 468: 244: 232: 216: 201: 58: 51: 382: 373: 364: 355: 331: 322: 313: 304: 280: 267:List of ancient Egyptian sites 223:Painting inside the temple by 1: 273: 269:, including sites of temples 16:Archaeological site in Egypt 7: 260: 113:Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt 10: 473: 194: 123: 118: 108: 98: 93: 85: 75: 46: 31: 24: 161:. It was dedicated to " 452:Rock-cut architecture 413:23.2833°N 32.9000°E 409: /  137:(in Ancient Egypt: 21: 67:Shown within Egypt 19: 159:cut from the rock 145:and built by the 131: 130: 464: 437:Egyptian temples 424: 423: 421: 420: 419: 418:23.2833; 32.9000 414: 410: 407: 406: 405: 402: 389: 386: 380: 377: 371: 368: 362: 359: 353: 352: 350: 349: 335: 329: 326: 320: 317: 311: 308: 302: 301: 299: 298: 284: 248: 236: 220: 205: 62: 61: 55: 36: 22: 18: 472: 471: 467: 466: 465: 463: 462: 461: 427: 426: 417: 415: 411: 408: 403: 400: 398: 396: 395: 393: 392: 387: 383: 378: 374: 369: 365: 360: 356: 347: 345: 337: 336: 332: 327: 323: 318: 314: 309: 305: 296: 294: 286: 285: 281: 276: 263: 256: 249: 240: 237: 228: 221: 212: 206: 197: 71: 70: 69: 68: 65: 64: 63: 42: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 470: 460: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 391: 390: 381: 372: 363: 354: 330: 321: 312: 303: 278: 277: 275: 272: 271: 270: 262: 259: 258: 257: 250: 243: 241: 238: 231: 229: 222: 215: 213: 207: 200: 196: 193: 133:The temple of 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 116: 115: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 66: 57: 56: 50: 49: 48: 47: 44: 43: 37: 29: 28: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 469: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 434: 432: 425: 422: 385: 379:Grimal, p.260 376: 367: 358: 344: 340: 334: 328:Grimal, p.260 325: 316: 307: 293: 289: 283: 279: 268: 265: 264: 254: 253:Nubian Museum 247: 242: 235: 230: 226: 225:David Roberts 219: 214: 211: 204: 199: 198: 192: 190: 185: 183: 179: 174: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 149:, Viceroy of 148: 144: 140: 136: 126: 122: 117: 114: 111: 107: 104: 101: 97: 92: 88: 84: 81: 78: 74: 54: 45: 41: 35: 30: 23: 394: 384: 375: 366: 357: 346:. Retrieved 342: 333: 324: 315: 306: 295:. Retrieved 291: 282: 186: 182:New Kalabsha 175: 138: 135:Gerf Hussein 134: 132: 80:New Kalabsha 40:New Kalabsha 20:Gerf Hussein 447:Ramesses II 416: / 143:Ramesses II 431:Categories 404:32°54′00″E 401:23°17′00″N 348:2022-02-04 343:www.rct.uk 297:2022-02-04 292:www.rct.uk 274:References 119:Site notes 124:Condition 261:See also 255:in Aswan 139:Per Ptah 76:Location 26:Per Ptah 251:At the 167:Tatenen 165:, Ptah- 109:Periods 99:Builder 94:History 227:(1838) 210:UNESCO 195:Images 171:Hathor 89:Temple 189:pylon 155:Aswan 151:Nubia 147:Setau 103:Setau 457:Ptah 169:and 163:Ptah 86:Type 433:: 341:. 290:. 351:. 300:.

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New Kalabsha
Temple of Gerf Hussein is located in Egypt
New Kalabsha
Setau
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Ramesses II
Setau
Nubia
Aswan
cut from the rock
Ptah
Tatenen
Hathor
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
New Kalabsha
pylon
The Temple of Ptah seen from the Nile, 2 January 1960, UNESCO
UNESCO
Painting inside the temple by David Roberts (1838)
David Roberts
Somewhat "squat" statue of Ramesses II in the courtyard
At the Nubian Museum in Aswan
Nubian Museum
List of ancient Egyptian sites
"Francis Frith (1822-98) - Another view of the temple of Gerf-Hossayn"
"Francis Frith (1822-98) - Another view of the temple of Gerf-Hossayn"
23°17′00″N 32°54′00″E / 23.2833°N 32.9000°E / 23.2833; 32.9000
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Egyptian temples

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