the other nubian temples

8/12/2019 The Other Nubian Temples

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Early Picture of Gerf Hussein

%he %emple of $akka, a Ptolemaic temple originally situated forty miles north of its present

location. 7uilt using fragments of an older '+th $ynastytemple 4possily uilt y an Ethiopian

king Arkamani9, it was dedicated to%hothof the !ycamore"ig. %he ais of the temple runs

parallel with what was once the river.

Dakka Temple

3lose y is the temple of Mahararqa which once stood fifty miles to the north. 2t was

dedicated to2sisand !erapis, ut the decoration was never completed. %he most important

remains are those of the hypostyle hall.

Temple at a!i as"Subua

ust south of the $akka%emple is &adi as8!uua4&adi es8!eua9 where two temples are

located. 2t is known as the alley of the Lions ecause of the sphines that once lined the

avenue leading to the first temple. 2t was constructed yAmenhotep 222and added to

y;amesses 22. >nfortunately, most of the decorations were defaced yearly 3hristians.%he

front is free standing and the rear was rock8cut. %his temple consists of a sanctuary, a court, a
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hall and pylons. 2t was originally dedicated to the Nuian version of #orus, ut was later

rededicated toAmun8;e.

a!i as"Subua

%he second temple of ;amesses 22, ;e8#arakhte 4a sun god9, andAmun8;ewas moved

aout three kilometers 4two miles9 to the west from its original location. %his temple was also

also originally free standing and rock8cut.

Temple of Derr

%he nettemple is Amada, the oldest of the temples, going ack to the '+th dynast with

restoration work from the '(th dynasty. %uthmosis 222,Amenhotep 22,and%uthmosis 2were

all involved with its construction, and!eti 2restored sections of it. %he fine preservation of the

temple is due to 3hristians plastering over the reliefs. %he temple, dedicated to Amun8;e

and;e8#arakhte,contains an inscription relating the crushing of a Liyan8acked reellion

y-ing Merneptah4'5'58'515 739. At the ack of the temple inscriptions tell aout the

famous wars in !yria of Amenhotep 22s and how he ought ack the odies of reel chieftainsto hang on the walls of%hees. :ne ody was hung from the prow of his ship sailing through
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Nuia as a warning. %his temple was moved aout two kilometers 4one mile9 from its original

site.

Neary is the temple of $err, uilt y ;amesses 22and dedicated to himself, Amun8;e, ;e8

#arakhte and Ptah.. %his rock8cut temple is well decorated with right, visile colors and was

moved from near the Amada temple in '()*. %here is also the tom of Pennut here that

originally stood at Ania. Pennut was an administrator in Nuia during the reign of ;amesses

2and is shown receiving honors from him in this rock8cut tom. #owever, large sections ofwall inscriptions have een cut away.

%he last site efore Au !imel is a large, mostly flooded island at


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