Aksha temple
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Pr Wsr-m3ˁt-Rˁ-stp-n-Rˁ House of Ramses (strong / mighty is the Maat des Re, chosen by Re) |
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The Aksha Temple is an ancient Egyptian temple that was partially rebuilt in the Khartoum National Museum .
The temple was built around 1250 BC. Built by Ramses II in the far north of today's Sudan (a few kilometers south of Faras ) on the west side of the Nile. It was dedicated to the "living image of Ramses II in the Nubian country " and next to the gods Amun and Re . On the temple walls, the king's sacrificial acts are depicted several times in front of his own deified form. The king's sons of Kush , Heqanacht and Mesui are also shown worshiping the king's name.
The location of the temple was poorly chosen because it was only a few centimeters above the high tide of the Nile . This resulted in moisture penetration in the lower wall layers and the crystallization of salts on the rock surface , which wore down the stones over the centuries. The temple also suffered badly from stone robberies by the local population. Because of this, hardly anything was seen of the temple in the 20th century. However, the excavations in 1963, which were initiated as a result of the construction of the Aswan Dam , made it possible to determine the layout of the temple. A relatively well-preserved temple wall was discovered, which is the western wall of the pillar courtyard. A list of the foreign peoples ruled by Ramses II is chiseled on the whole length. It was considered to be minable and archaeologists from the University of Ghana sawed the wall into individual blocks, which were then brought to Khartoum . There the wall in the museum garden of the National Museum, protected by a pavilion , was rebuilt.
A , C, and X group cemeteries have been discovered near the temple . Parts of the Quban stele and the stele with the "blessings of Ptah " were also found.
literature
- Friedrich W. Hinkel: Excerpt from Nubia . 2nd Edition. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1983.
- Eberhard Otto : Akscha. In: Wolfgang Helck (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie (LÄ). Volume I, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , Sp. 118.
- Auke A. Tadema, Bob Tadema Sporry: Company Pharaoh. The salvation of the Egyptian temples . Gustav Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 1978, ISBN 3-7857-0213-2 (Original edition: Operatie Farao's. Egypte's tempels gered! Fibula-Van Dishoeck, Haarlem 1977, ISBN 90-228-3343-7 ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Rainer Hannig: Large Concise Dictionary Egyptian-German: (2800-950 BC) . P. 1141.
- ^ A b Eberhard Otto: Lexikon der Ägyptologie I. Sp. 118.
Coordinates: 15 ° 36 '23.9 " N , 32 ° 30' 28.6" E