The Egyptian Antiquities Registration Center at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has issued a new book in French entitled: “The Northern Treasure Chambers of the Great Abu Simbel Temple”.
Dr. Hisham El-Leithy, head of the Central Administration for Recording Egyptian Antiquities, explained that the book begins with an introduction dealing with what the center has previously issued about this temple, and then includes what is in the current version on the temple’s northern treasure rooms, which contains the archaeological description and the translation of hieroglyphic texts.
The book illustrates the architectural planning for the temple with an indication of the location of the northern treasure chambers, then the archaeological description of the inscriptions and scenes, then a collection of photographs of those inscriptions and scenes, followed by the paintings of line drawings, architectural maps, black and white pictures, and a tablet of inscriptions and scenes, in addition to a list of offerings and rituals.
The names of deities, paintings, and various calligraphy.
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities wrote the introduction to the book.
It is worth noting that the center had issued a set of books on this temple, including: The Battle of Kadesh (1971) – The Architectural Planning for the Temple (1984) – The Southern Treasure Chambers (1975) – The Shrine of the Goddess “Ra Horakhati” (1958 and 1989) – The Facade of the Temple ( 1997) – The Little Abu Simbel Temple (1968) – A memorial book about the temple, including photographs (1968).
The center recently issued a series of scientific publications that included (The Queens Valley Cemetery – Kha Im Hat Tomb No. 57 – Jurf Hussein Temple – Nefertari Tomb No. 66)
It is noteworthy that the Great Temple of Abu Simbel is located in the Nubia region, on the western bank of Lake Nasser, and it is one of the archaeological sites included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, and it is one of the temples that was moved from its original location to a place high above the surface of Lake Nasser at the time of the construction of the High Dam.
This temple was built by King Ramses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty, and it was discovered by the archaeologist Giovanni Belzoni, in 1817.
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