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<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Gerf Hussein - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Nubia

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 9146

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Gerf Hussein Alternative Name: Temple of Ptah, Temple of Hathor
Country: Egypt Region: Nubia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Aswan  Nearest Village: High Dam
Latitude: 23.960170N  Longitude: 32.867650E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by AlexHunger : Temple of Gerf Hussein Ramese II Colosus. N23.96017 E32.86765. This is one of the two saved colossi and is substancially shorter than it's twin in the Nubian museum in Aswan, which was better preserved. I suspect the authorities used the best remaining components from 4 colossi to assemble two passable survivors. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Temple in Nubia


Built by Setau, Viceroy of Kush (Nubia) in honour of Ramses II and dedicated to the gods Ptah and Hathor. Originaly located 170 Km south in a location now under water since the building of the Aswan dam. Only the ramses colossi and the colonade were saved as the rock was of extremely poor quality and could not be removed without crumbling into dust. The site was in very delapidate condition even before the flooding of the nile. It was only recently reassembled due to the complexity of the conservation operation. The site has one of the two saved colossi which is substancially shorter than it's twin in the Nubian museum in Aswan, which was better preserved. I suspect the authorities used the best remaining components from 4 colossi to assemble two passable survivors.
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Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses making an offering to a deity (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Overview of the Temple of Gerf Hussein at New Kalabsha comprising of the courtyard from original Temple site with three small statues as well as several freestanding carved columns and carved stone steles. The small statues are three of the original statues from the forecourt of the old Temple which were relocated in the summer of 1964 during the Nubian sites rescue program (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Statue on the left side of the Columns within the Peristyle Court. Horizontal lines across the statue reveal water lines from Lake Nasser giving the statue a weathered appearance as it was originally positioned at a lower level (nearer Lake Nasser) than its counterparts (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses (right) making a conical shaped offering to the god, Horus (Re) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses (left) standing before the god, Amun

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "Holy Land..." via archive.org

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by durhamnature : The original site, from "History of Egypt...." via archive.org

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by AlexHunger : Temple of Gerf Hussein. N23.96017 E32.86765. Blind entrance to the sanctuary, which originaly led to the rock cut interior.

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Old photo showing the column of statues in their original location before part of the Gerf Hussein site was relocated to New Kalabsha (public domain, Francis Frith Co, 1850s to 1870s (photographed)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Closer view of the Courtyard area; the entry is approached from centre-left, thus showing the aspect to the left Columns and Portico to be similarly placed to their positions as at the original Temple site, before their relocation to this site

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Close-up view of the Columns within the Peristyle Court. One of the Statues is intact, the one to the right has no upper parts

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Photo of the Temple of Gerf Hussein at its historical site, documented the year that the Temple was relocated north to the island of New Kalabsha (public domain, Documentation Center, 1964)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Photo of the Temple of Gerf Hussein at its historical site (public domain, Documentation Center, 1964)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : "The Great Statues in Gerf Husein Temple" a watercolour painting by Scottish artist David Roberts (1796-1864) as the statues looked when he visited the original site of the Temple of Gerf Hussein in 1838. One of these great statues, the sandstone carved statue of Ramesses II, is located inside the entrance of the Nubia Museum in Aswan (public domain) The other great statues were deemed to be ...

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Side view of the Portico with statue of Ramesses II

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Front view of the statue of Ramesses II

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Two short columns within the Courtyard of the Temple

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Detail on the short column (left hand side of the two) the god Horus, at top

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Detail on the short column (right hand side of the two)

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses (left) standing before a divinity

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses (left) standing before the god, Khonsu

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Stele of Ramesses (right) making offerings of papyrus to the god, Thoth

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Looking south from the pathway that leads to and from the Temple of Gerf Hussein

Temple of Gerf Hussein
Temple of Gerf Hussein submitted by Swinside : Map highlighted to show the location of the ancient Temple of Gerf Hussein (approx. 23.369925,32.807465) and its present location on the island of New Kalabsha, from a map showing the original temple sites in Nubia before thirteen temples were relocated to other sites, as well as four small temples donated to countries (USA, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands) who had assisted in the temple relocati...

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