ID: 700009010 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009010	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Abu Simbel (complex (buildings ); Built by Ramses II, King of Egypt (Egyptian king, active 13t...; 1264-1244 BCE; Abû Simbel (Al Baḥr al Aḥmar, Miṣr, Africa, Worl...; )

Note: Complex comprised of two temples built by Ramses II. The main temple exhibits four colossi of Ramses. The smaller temple is dedicated to his wife, Queen Nefertari, in the guise of Hathor, and has six colossi on the facade representing Ramses and Nefertari. Both temples were moved in the 1960s to save them from rising waters of the Nile River caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

Titles:

Abu Simbel (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

complex (buildings and sites) [300000202] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1264-1244 BCE

Creator Display:

Built by Ramses II, King of Egypt (Egyptian king, active 13th century BCE) and unknown ancient Egyptian architects. [preferred]

Ramses II, King of Egypt (Egyptian king, active 13th century BCE) [500372574]

unknown Ancient Egyptian (Ancient Egyptian cultural designation) [500202838]

Locations:

Current: Abû Simbel [7520358] Al Baḥr al Aḥmar (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: sandstone, rock-cut construction

	sandstone [300011376]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>)

	rock-cut (construction technique) [300404381]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process), construction (assembling), <construction technique by form or materials>)

Dimensions: unavailable

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	Ramses II (Egyptian king, active 13th century BCE) [500372574]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Hathor [901001394]
	.....((Egyptian characters, Egyptian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Nefertari (Ancient Egyptian queen, died ca. 1250 BCE) [500372694]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Abu Simbel	........ [VP]
	........ Corzo, Art and Eternity: the Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project (1992)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)