Holy Land Digital Image Collections

Good, Frank Mason

Nubia, Aboo-Simbel : Façade of the Small Temple [Graphic]

The smaller rock-cut temple at Aboo-Simbel (Champollion writes it Ipsamboul), dedicated to Athor, whose symbol, the Cow, adorns the walls. The excavations reach a depth of 90 feet in the rock, but are lighted from the doorway only. They were done by order of Rameses the Great, whose oval occurs on each door-post. This appears to have been the limit of the great warrior's consquests. Four male, two female, deities stand sunk in the rock.

Unidentified.

1 photocopy : b&w ; 16 x 9.8 cm ( 6.25 x 3.875 in).

Photocopy is mounted on a sheet of Lazard's stationery; description below the image contains the series number (1110) and title; photograph contains the photogapher's insignia

Façade of the temple shows five standing statues and walls with hieroglyphics

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Temples

R361GOO/RD93

CAJS Image Collection RD GOO R361 RD93

The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Egypt

Nubia

Abu Simbel (Egypt)