Gerf Hussein (original Nubian site)
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Gerf Hussein (original Nubian site) was an ancient Nubian location in southern Egypt that housed a rock-cut temple dedicated to Ramesses II before it was largely submerged by Lake Nasser and partially relocated.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nubian site
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ancient Egyptian site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | New Kingdom Egyptian temple ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut temple ⓘ |
| builder | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
19th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Nubian temples of Ramesses II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
largely submerged
ⓘ
partially dismantled ⓘ |
| dateOfSubmergence | 1960s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
colossal statues of Ramesses II
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hypostyle hall ⓘ inscriptions in hieroglyphs ⓘ reliefs depicting Ramesses II ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| function |
cult temple
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royal propaganda monument ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Hathor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptah-Tatenen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra-Horakhty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesses II (deified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
free-standing forecourt structures
ⓘ
rock-cut temple of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected under UNESCO Nubia salvage documentation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Nubia
NERFINISHED
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southern Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Nasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby modern village of Gerf Hussein ⓘ |
| orientation | towards the Nile ⓘ |
| partiallyRelocatedTo | New Gerf Hussein (relocated temple site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationCampaign | UNESCO Nubia Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Abu Simbel temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beit el-Wali NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi es-Sebua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Lake Nasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Aswan High Dam project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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