Gerf Hussein

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Gerf Hussein is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in Nubia known for its rock-cut temple complex dedicated to Ramesses II.

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Gerf Hussein canonical 1
New Gerf Hussein 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple site
archaeological site
access via processional way from the Nile
architecturalStyle rock-cut Egyptian temple
associatedWith Aswan High Dam salvage campaign
builder Ramesses II
constructionCenturyBC 13th century BC
country Egypt
culture Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
dedicatedTo Ramesses II
deityHonored Hathor
Ptah
Ptah
surface form: Ptah-Tatenen

Ra-Horakhty
Ramesses II deified
dynasty Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: 19th Dynasty of Egypt
function cult temple
royal propaganda monument
hasColossiOf Ramesses II
hasCourtyardFeature statues and colossi of Ramesses II
hasPart free-standing courtyard
hypostyle hall
rock-cut temple
sanctuary
hasReliefsDepicting Ramesses II before the gods
military and triumphal scenes
offering scenes
hasSanctuaryFeature niches for divine statues
inscriptionsLanguage Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
locatedIn Nubia
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
material sandstone
nearbySite Derr
Wadi es-Sebua
orientation roughly east toward the Nile
originalLocationStatus partly submerged by Lake Nasser
partiallyRelocated yes
partOf monuments of Lower Nubia
period New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom
region Lower Nubia
religion ancient Egyptian religion
relocatedTo Gerf Hussein self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Gerf Hussein
typeOfTemple speos (rock-cut temple)
UNESCOContext within the area of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

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Temple of Beit el-Wali nearbySite Gerf Hussein
Gerf Hussein relocatedTo Gerf Hussein self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Gerf Hussein