Temple of Derr

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ancient Egyptian temple archaeological site rock-cut temple

The Temple of Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia dedicated primarily to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its relocation during the 20th-century UNESCO-led Nubian monument rescue efforts.

Aliases (1)

Temple of Derr (relocated nearby) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple → archaeological site → rock-cut temple →
alsoKnownAs	Temple of Ramesses II at Derr →
approximateConstructionCenturyBC	13th century BC →
associatedWith	Nubian temples of Ramesses II → cult of Ra-Horakhty →
builder	Ramesses II →
builtDuringReignOf	Ramesses II →
constructionPeriod	New Kingdom of Egypt →
country	Egypt →
culturalContext	Ancient Egyptian religion →
currentLocationRegion	New Wadi es-Sebua site →
dedicatedTo	Amun → Ptah → Ra-Horakhty →
function	cult temple → royal propaganda monument →
hasAccessType	cut into rock cliff →
hasDepictionOf	Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty → Ramesses II smiting enemies → Ramesses II with royal family →
hasFeature	battle scenes reliefs → hypostyle hall → offering scenes → reliefs of Ramesses II → rock-cut façade → sanctuary →
inscriptionsLanguage	Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs →
locatedIn	Lower Nubia →
locatedNear	Wadi es-Sebua →
locatedOn	east bank of the Nile →
material	sandstone →
namedAfter	nearby settlement of Derr →
orientation	roughly east–west →
originalLocation	Derr, Lower Nubia →
originalSetting	cliff face above the Nile →
partOf	Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae →
regionHistorical	Nubia →
relocated	yes →
relocatedBy	UNESCO →
relocationCampaign	International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia →
relocationPeriod	1960s →
relocationReason	construction of the Aswan High Dam →
style	rock-cut →
threatenedBy	flooding from Lake Nasser →
UNESCOListingYear	1979 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amada ("Temple of Derr (relocated nearby)") → Derr, Lower Nubia →	hasPart
New Amada site →	associatedStructure
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae →	contains
UNESCO Nubian Monuments region →	includes
Derr, Lower Nubia →	knownFor
Temple of Amada →	nearbySite
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia →	significantMonument