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Noubade King Silko Graffito, Temple of Kalabsha 02 – New Kalabsha, Egypt (pid000680)

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New Kalabsha, Egypt: Noubade King Silko Graffito, Temple of Kalabsha 02

Country: Egypt
Location: New Kalabsha
Region: South of Aswan, on artificial island in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Temple of Kalabsha
Material: Limestone
Description: Larger image of the Noubade king Silko, a man, and a falcon wearing the double crown. Figural graffito and later 19th c. graffiti next to it. Located on the façade of Temple of Kalabsha, which was dedicated to the sun god Mandulis. Temple relocated to the Island of New Kalabsha in the 1970s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs
Type: Graffito
Period: Roman, Modern
Date: 27 BCE – 330 CE & 1894
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Ramses suckled by Anukis, Temple of Beit el Wali – New Kalabsha, Egypt (pid000679)

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New Kalabsha, Egypt: Ramses suckled by Anukis, Temple of Beit el Wali

Country: Egypt
Location: New Kalabsha
Region: South of Aswan, on artificial island in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Temple of Beit el Wali
Material: Limestone
Description: Ramses suckled by the goddess Anukis surrounded by hieroglyphics. Located on the left inner door jamb (as seen from inside) at the Temple of Beit el Wali. Temple relocated to the Island of New Kalabsha in the 1970s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Paintings (Ancient), Inscriptions
Period: Egypt’s 19th dynasty, Iron Age
Date: ca. 1292 — 1189 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Noubade King Silko Graffito, Temple of Kalabsha – New Kalabsha, Egypt (pid000676)

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New Kalabsha, Egypt: Noubade King Silko Graffito, Temple of Kalabsha

Country: Egypt
Location: New Kalabsha
Region: South of Aswan, on artificial island in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Temple of Kalabsha
Material: Limestone
Description: Figural graffito of the Noubade king Silko spearing an enemy while being crowned by an angel on the façade of the temple of Kalabsha, which was dedicated to the sun god Mandulis. Temple relocated to the Island of New Kalabsha in the 1970s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs
Type: Graffito
Period: Roman
Date: 27 BCE – 330 CE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Holy of Holies, Temple of Isis – Philae, Egypt (pid000674)

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Philae, Egypt: Holy of Holies, Temple of Isis

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Room 1 of the Main Temple (Temple of Isis)
Material: Limestone
Description: Room 1 (Holy of Holies) of the Main Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Archaeological Feature, Reliefs
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE – 27 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Baboon Playing a Stringed Instrument, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000673)

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Philae, Egypt: Baboon Playing a Stringed Instrument, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Baboon (god Thoth) playing a stringed instrument relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE – 27 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Dwarf Playing a Tambourine, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000672)

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Philae, Egypt: Dwarf Playing a Tambourine, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Dwarf playing a tambourine relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE – 27 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Bes Playing a Harp, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000671)

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Philae, Egypt: Bes Playing a Harp, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Bes playing a harp relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE – 27 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Hathor Columns, Kiosk of Kertassi – New Kalabsha, Egypt (pid000670)

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New Kalabsha, Egypt: Hathor Columns, Kiosk of Kertassi

Country: Egypt
Location: New Kalabsha
Region: South of Aswan, on artificial island in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Kiosk of Kertassi (or Qertassi)
Material: Limestone
Description: Two Hathor columns from the Kiosk of Kertassi. Exact age and function of the Kiosk are unclear—likely early Roman and associated with an unpreserved smaller temple. The Kiosk (composed of four surviving papyrus columns and two Hathor columns at the entrance) was relocated to the Isalnd of New Kalabsha in the 1970s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Archaeological Features, Statues
Type: Columns
Period: Early Roman
Date: ca. 1st c BCE – 1st c CE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Bes Relief, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000668)

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Philae, Egypt: Bes Relief, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Block depicting the god Bes, located in forecourt of Hathor Temple, at Philae in Egypt. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs, Archaeological Feature
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE – 27 BCE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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Ba Spirit Relief, Temple of Kalabsha – New Kalabsha, Egypt (pid000667)

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New Kalabsha, Egypt: Ba Spirit Relief, Temple of Kalabsha

Country: Egypt
Location: New Kalabsha
Region: South of Aswan, on artificial island in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Temple of Kalabsha
Material: Limestone
Description: Ba Spirit relief on the façade of the Temple of Kalabsha, which was dedicated to the sun god Mandulis. Temple relocated to the Island of New Kalabsha in the 1970s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs
Period: Roman
Date: 27 BCE – 330 CE
Credit: Solange Ashby January 2011

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