Temple of Derr

Coordinates: 22°43′56.6″N 32°15′43.6″E / 22.732389°N 32.262111°E / 22.732389; 32.262111
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Facade of the reassembled Temple of Derr

The Temple of Derr or el-Derr is a

Ra-Horakhty.[5] Scholars disagree over its precise construction date: the French Egyptologist Nicolas Grimal states that it was built in the thirtieth year of Ramesses II, presumably to coincide with his first royal jubilee.[6] John Baines and Jaromír Málek also write that the temple of Derr "was built in the second half of the king's reign", likely because its "plan and decoration resembles the Great Temple of Abu Simbel (minus the colossal seated statues against the facade)".[7] Abu Simbel was built between Year 24 and Year 31 of Ramesses' reign.[8] According to Joyce Tyldesley, the Temple of Derr was built by Setau, who is known to have served as Ramesses' Viceroy of Kush or Nubia between Year 38 to 63 of this pharaoh's reign.[9]

It was relocated as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia.

Description

Temple ruins in 1960.

The temple of Derr is more elaborate than the speos of

Beit el-Wali and "consisted of a sequence of two hypostyle halls (probably preceded by a forecourt and a pylon) leading to a triple sanctuary where a cult of statues of Ramesses II, Amon-Re, Ra-Horakhty and Ptah was celebrated."[10]

Relief of Ramesses II in the temple of Derr

When cleaned and restored in modern times, Derr proved to contain unusually bright and vivid relief decorations which contrasted sharply "with the more subdued color tones" from other Egyptian temples.[11]

In 1964, the temple was dismantled and relocated, as part of the

Aylward Blackman[14] in 1913.[15]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books, 1992. p.259
  2. ^ John Baines and Jaromír Málek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt, Facts on File Publications New York, 1982. p.183
  3. ^ Baines and Málek, p. 183
  4. ^ Baines and Málek, p.183
  5. ^ Rosalie David, Discovering Ancient Egypt, Facts on File, 1993. p.104
  6. ^ Grimal, p.259
  7. ^ Baines and Málek, p. 183
  8. ^ Grimal, p.260
  9. ^ Joyce Tyldesley, Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh, Penguin Books, 2001 paperback, pp.104 & 167
  10. ^ Grimal, p.259
  11. ^ Baines and Málek, p.183
  12. ^ David, p.104
  13. ^ Christine Hobson, Exploring the World of the Pharaohs: A complete guide to Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson 1993 paperback, p.177
  14. ^ David, p.104
  15. ^ Aylward M. Blackman, The Temple of Derr, (Cairo 1913)

22°43′56.6″N 32°15′43.6″E / 22.732389°N 32.262111°E / 22.732389; 32.262111

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