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.
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.