Temple of Ramesses II at Derr

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ancient Egyptian temple archaeological site rock-cut temple

The Temple of Ramesses II at Derr is an ancient rock-cut Egyptian temple in Nubia dedicated to the sun god Ra-Horakhty and renowned for its reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple → archaeological site → rock-cut temple →
approximateConstructionCentury	13th century BCE →
architecturalType	speos →
associatedWith	Nubian campaign of Ramesses II → solar cult of Ra-Horakhty →
builtBy	Ramesses II →
commissionedBy	Ramesses II →
constructionDate	reign of Ramesses II →
country	Egypt →
culture	Ancient Egypt →
dedicatedTo	Amun-Ra → Ptah → Ra → Ra-Horakhty → Ramesses II (deified) →
dynasty	19th Dynasty of Egypt →
function	cult temple → royal propaganda monument →
hasFeature	forecourt → hypostyle hall → reliefs of military victories → rock-cut sanctuary → royal offering scenes → solar cult imagery →
hasReliefDepicting	Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty → Ramesses II smiting enemies → offering scenes to Amun-Ra →
heritageStatus	protected monument of Egypt →
inscriptionsLanguage	Ancient Egyptian →
locatedIn	Aswan Governorate NERFINISHED →
locatedInRegion	Nubia →
locatedNear	Second Cataract of the Nile →
locatedOn	east bank of the Nile →
material	sandstone →
notableFor	reliefs glorifying the reign of Ramesses II →
oftenComparedTo	Abu Simbel temples →
originalLocation	Derr, Lower Nubia →
partOf	Nubian temples of Ramesses II →
period	New Kingdom →
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion →
relocatedTo	New Derr (near Amada, Egypt) →
relocationCampaign	UNESCO Nubia Campaign →
relocationPeriod	1960s →
subjectOf	Egyptological research →
writingSystem	hieroglyphs →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Temple of Derr →	alsoKnownAs