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Abu Simbel

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Nate Nagy

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies

Last modified Aug 02, 2016 11:02 PM — History

tags: dare:major=0, UWHS, extant remains, dare:feature=temple, dare:ancient=1

The site of two temples constructed by Ramesses II, one dedicated to the triad of Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as the deified Ramesses, and another dedicated to Hathor and the pharaoh's wife Nefertari. The temple was relocated between 1964 and 1968 to prevent its submersion under Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721417202

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
22.33644375, 31.62656425

Locations:

The Temple to Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (Original Location) (1548 BC - AD 1450)
The Temple to Nefertari at Abu Simbel (Original Location) (1548 BC - AD 1450)
The Temple to Ramesses II at Abu Simbel (Current Location) (modern)
The Temple to Nefertari at Abu Simbel (Current Location) (modern)

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None

Abu Simbel makes connections with:

Abu Simbel connection Nilus (river) (unspecified date range)

Abu Simbel receives connections from:

None

Place type:
temple

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Nate Nagy, Jeffrey Becker, and Sean Gillies, 'Abu Simbel: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2016 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721417202> [accessed: 19 June 2019]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721417202 |title=Places: 721417202 (Abu Simbel) |author=Nagy, N. |accessdate=June 19, 2019 2:54 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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