Temple of Amenhotep III at Wadi es-Sebua
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The Temple of Amenhotep III at Wadi es-Sebua is an ancient Egyptian temple built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Lower Nubia, notable for its dedication to the sun god and its later relocation to save it from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Amenhotep III at Wadi es-Sebua canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aswan High Dam rescue operations ⓘ |
| builtBy | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| constructionCenturyBC | 14th century BC ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Nubian frontier temples
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
Ra-Horakhty ⓘ
surface form:
Re-Horakhty
sun god ⓘ |
| function |
religious worship
ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ |
| governorate | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| hasCultFocus | solar cult ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | Amenhotep III making offerings to gods ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
hypostyle hall ⓘ pylon ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasInscriptions | hieroglyphic reliefs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyTemple |
Temple of Dakka
ⓘ
Temple of Maharraqa ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple of Soleb
ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian temple complex at Wadi es-Sebua
|
| pharaohDuringConstruction | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Nubia ⓘ |
| relocated | true ⓘ |
| relocationCampaign |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
|
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relocationReason |
construction of the Aswan High Dam
ⓘ
threat of flooding by Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 88 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
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