Temple of Ellesyia
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The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Ellesyia (reconstructed) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury | 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut temple ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Thutmose III ⓘ
surface form:
pharaoh Thutmose III
|
| conservationStatus | relocated and preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentCity | Turin ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| currentMuseum |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio, Turin
|
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
Amun ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| donatedAs | gift in recognition of Italian contribution to Nubian temple rescue ⓘ |
| donatedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| donatedTo | Italy ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian reliefs ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Amun ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| hasFeature |
decorated interior walls
ⓘ
reliefs depicting pharaoh and gods ⓘ rock-cut sanctuary chamber ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | cut into rock cliff in original Nubian setting ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUse | cult temple ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| heritageRescueCampaign |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
|
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Nubia ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyOriginalContext |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| originallyLocatedIn | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio, Turin
|
| regionNowPartOf |
Upper Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Egyptian Museum of Turin
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo Egizio
Turin ⓘ |
| relocatedToCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| relocationCompletedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| relocationReason |
construction of the Aswan High Dam
ⓘ
threat of flooding from the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| significance | example of international cooperation in heritage preservation ⓘ |
| wasThreatenedBy |
Lake Nasser
ⓘ
rising waters of the Nile due to the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Ellesyia (reconstructed)