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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Derr canonical	10
Derr temple	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	Abu Simbel temples ⓘ surface form: Nubian temples of Ramesses II Horus of Kubban ⓘ surface form: cult of Ra-Horakhty
builder	Ramesses II ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Ramesses II ⓘ
constructionPeriod	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalContext	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
currentLocationRegion	Qasr Ibrim ⓘ surface form: New Wadi es-Sebua site
dedicatedTo	Amun ⓘ Ptah ⓘ Horus ⓘ surface form: Ra-Horakhty
function	cult temple ⓘ royal propaganda monument ⓘ
hasAccessType	cut into rock cliff ⓘ
hasDepictionOf	Ramesses II ⓘ surface form: 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	International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ⓘ surface form: 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 (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia → significantMonument → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Temple of Amada → nearbySite → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Amada → hasPart → Temple of Derr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Derr (relocated nearby)

Derr, Lower Nubia → hasPart → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Derr, Lower Nubia → knownFor → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Derr, Lower Nubia → includes → Temple of Derr ⓘ

subject surface form: UNESCO Nubian Monuments region

New Amada site → associatedStructure → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae → contains → Temple of Derr ⓘ

UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments → contains → Temple of Derr ⓘ

subject surface form: Nubian Monuments

this entity surface form: Derr temple

Nubian monuments → hasPart → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Nubian campaign of Ramesses II → commemoratedIn → Temple of Derr ⓘ

Amada temple → hasNearbySite → Temple of Derr ⓘ