Egypt Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Egypt Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet [Planet, Lonely]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Lonely Planet Pty, Ltd
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00


Amada

Situated around 180km south of the High Dam there are two temples and a tomb at Amada (adult/student E£35/20).

The Temple of Amada, moved about 2.6km from its original location, is the oldest surviving monument on Lake Nasser. It was built jointly by 18th-dynasty pharaohs Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BC) and his son Amenhotep II, with a hypostyle hall added by his successor, Tuthmosis IV (1400–1390 BC). Dedicated, like many temples in Nubia, to the gods Amun-Ra and Ra-Horakhty, it has some of the finest and best-preserved reliefs of any Nubian monument and contains two important historical inscriptions. The first, on a stele at the left (north) side of the entrance, describes the unsuccessful Libyan invasion of Egypt (1209 BC) during Pharaoh Merenptah’s reign, and a second stele on the back wall of the sanctuary, describing Amenhotep II’s military campaign (1424 BC) in Palestine, both no doubt designed to impress upon the Nubians that political opposition to the powerful Egyptians was useless.

The rock-cut Temple of Derr, built by Ramses II, stood on a curve of the Nile. The pylon and court have disappeared, but there are some well-preserved reliefs in the ruined pillared hall, illustrating the Nubian campaign of Ramses II, with the usual killing of his enemies, accompanied by his famous pet lion. Following cleaning, many of the scenes are once again brightly coloured.

Five minutes’ walk away is the small rock-cut Tomb of Pennut, viceroy of Nubia under Ramses VI (1143–1136 BC), which was originally situated at Aniba, 40km southwest of Amada. This well-preserved Nubian tomb consists of a small offering chapel and a niche at the rear, with reliefs depicting events and personalities from Pennut’s life, including him being presented with a gift by Ramses VI.



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