Gerf Hussein

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Gerf Hussein is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site in Nubia known for its rock-cut temple complex dedicated to Ramesses II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gerf Hussein canonical 1
New Gerf Hussein 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
access via processional way from the Nile ⓘ
architecturalStyle rock-cut Egyptian temple ⓘ
associatedWith Aswan High Dam salvage campaign ⓘ
builder Ramesses II ⓘ
constructionCenturyBC 13th century BC ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dedicatedTo Ramesses II ⓘ
deityHonored Hathor ⓘ
Ptah ⓘ
Ptah-Tatenen ⓘ
linked to: Ptah

Ra-Horakhty ⓘ
Ramesses II deified ⓘ
dynasty 19th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
function cult temple ⓘ
royal propaganda monument ⓘ
hasColossiOf Ramesses II ⓘ
hasCourtyardFeature statues and colossi of Ramesses II ⓘ
hasPart free-standing courtyard ⓘ
hypostyle hall ⓘ
rock-cut temple ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ
hasReliefsDepicting Ramesses II before the gods ⓘ
military and triumphal scenes ⓘ
offering scenes ⓘ
hasSanctuaryFeature niches for divine statues ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
locatedIn Nubia ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the Nile ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nearbySite Derr ⓘ
Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ
orientation roughly east toward the Nile ⓘ
originalLocationStatus partly submerged by Lake Nasser ⓘ
partiallyRelocated yes ⓘ
partOf monuments of Lower Nubia ⓘ
period New Kingdom ⓘ
region Lower Nubia ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
relocatedTo New Gerf Hussein ⓘ
linked to: Gerf Hussein
typeOfTemple speos (rock-cut temple) ⓘ
UNESCOContext within the area of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Beit el-Wali → nearbySite → Gerf Hussein ⓘ
Gerf Hussein → relocatedTo → New Gerf Hussein ⓘ
linked to: Gerf Hussein