Amada

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Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple site in Lower Nubia, renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and inscriptions dating back to the 18th Dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple site
archaeological site
temple complex
architecturalStyle New Kingdom Egyptian temple architecture
builtInDynasty 18th Dynasty of Egypt
builtInPeriod New Kingdom of Egypt
constructionContinuedUnder Amenhotep II
constructionDecoratedUnder Thutmose IV
constructionStartedUnder Thutmose III
country Egypt
dedicatedToDeity Amun
surface form: Amun-Re

Ra-Horakhty
surface form: Re-Horakhty
governorate Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED
hasElement forecourt
hypostyle hall
sanctuary
hasFeature hieroglyphic inscriptions
historical battle inscriptions
well-preserved polychrome reliefs
hasInscriptionFromReignOf Amenhotep II
Ramesses II
Seti I
Thutmose IV
hasPart Temple of Amada
Temple of Derr
surface form: Temple of Derr (relocated nearby)

Tomb of Pennut
surface form: Tomb of Pennut (relocated nearby)
hasProtectionStatus protected archaeological site
inscriptionsLanguage Ancient Egyptian
inscriptionsScript hieroglyphic
locatedIn Lower Nubia
locatedNear Qasr Ibrim
Toshka
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
material sandstone
notableFor early New Kingdom temple decoration in Nubia
historical records of Egyptian campaigns in Asia
preservation of original painted reliefs
originalLocation flooded area of old Nubia
partOf Nubian monuments
surface form: Nubian temple sites of the New Kingdom
region Nubia
relocatedBecauseOf Aswan High Dam
surface form: Aswan High Dam project
relocatedBy Egyptian Antiquities Service
surface form: Egyptian Antiquities Organization
relocatedTo higher ground near Kurusku
relocatedWithSupportFrom UNESCO
relocationPeriod 1960s
usedFor religious worship
royal propaganda

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