Sunday, March 28, 2010

Holy of Holies The Great Temple of Abu Simbel

Abu Sir was considered the forgotten site of the kings of the Fifth Dynasty. Despite the multiple effects of their own, these kings did not receive the same popularity that won their ancestors.

Abusir located in the north of Saqqara area, and there are remnants of the sun temples, pyramids, and tombs of some of the senior statesmen of the Fifth Dynasty.

And recall of these effects, the pyramid of a group distinguished galore. Although he was in poor condition and incomplete but it was found on the inside of significant pieces, including a group of statues of the kings of the ancient state.

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel








Abu Simbel is an archaeological site is south of the mountain valley of Aswan in Egypt.
It consists of two large temples carved in the rock. It was built by King Ramses II in 1250 BC. M.

Interface and the temple consists of four large statues. Of the king wearing a crown of Upper Egypt and Lower altitudes of 67 feet (20 meters) and there are small statues representing the royal family and the door leading to rooms 180 feet in length.

In the temple, there are six other statues of four of Ramses II and two for his wife Nefertari ...

Front of the temple and the great show where four statues of Ramses II, twenty meters high ..


Other photos on the other hand of the temple, one would notice statues of the king, has collapsed since about 2000 years because of a massive earthquake, has been allocated this temple to worship the god (Ra Hoor sister) Machine sunshine and rising, faced 33 م currently 38 m and height of the statue per 20 م.






A picture of the temple from the air ..









Photo collection at the temples ..



Temple has three different rooms the view of eight side rooms for storage offerings

Sun lounges there by eight colossal statues of Ramses II, each of which rise in the form of ten meters (Aozyres god of death).





At the end of the temple and at a depth of 56 م there (the Holy of Holies) is a square room with four statues of the goddess three of them (my sister spirit Ptah, Amun-Re) and the second from the right (of King Ramses) ..
Occurs in this temple is unique as the intervention of the Sun (the Holy of Holies) for half an hour twice a year in October and February 19 to 23





Project to save the temples of Abu Simbel from drowning::

These effects were due to be danger of sinking, Lake Nasser behind the Aswan High Dam.
The Government has been Egypt in cooperation with UNESCO in 1965 to transfer the temple nearby with a high level of the reach of the waters of Lake Nasser. The project included the temple to cut large stones weighing 1-2 tons, then lifting and then assembled in the new location.
This work has cost 36 million participated in the funding of the world at large, and the rescue operation lasted for 5 consecutive years under the supervision of (5) international companies ..

Has been set up over the Mount industrial temples to give the true nature of the temple carved in the mountain armed by the Dome of the huge rise, respectively, 65 and 38 م M. ..


Picture shows my Tamozjip Abu Simbel temples before and after the transfer ..

Picture shows my Tamozjip Abu Simbel temples before and after the transfer ..





High Dam Lake Nasser


Image showing the Temple of Abu Simbel on the banks of Lake Nasser by transport ..




Photos illustrating the temple while being transferred to the new location ..


Image of the temple after being transferred to the new location away from the lake ..


Now a quick overview of the temple of Abu Simbel income and abroad







Temple of Abu Simbel at night



Image pattern from within the Temple of Abu Simbel The battle (Cadiz), and notes of King Ramses II on a huge military vehicle in the battle won by the (Hittite) ،



Amun seated on a chair in front of King Ramses II, carved from inside the Temple of Abu Simbel.


Some effects and Anakouchet inside the temple ..









Statue of the wife of King Ramses II (Fenris)











Thursday, January 21, 2010

Queen Nefertiti


Nefertiti

was the wife of Akhenaton (Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty famous), and the protectors of Tutankhamun, whose name means: «Fine come». Became famous beauty and charms of good after that became queen of Egypt, and exquisite beauty still vibrant in the image of her statue Eternal migraine stable in the Berlin Museum
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Consideration to the beautiful "Nefertiti", whose name means "beautiful woman turns to have" that it was one of the most powerful women in ancient Egypt, the tomb was found near the tomb of King Tutankhamun, son of her husband "Akhenaten," who ruled Egypt in the fourteenth century Birth.

The Nefertiti - which belongs to the family of the eighth century BC in ancient Egypt and has lived in the fourteenth century BC - stature during the reign of her husband, the pharaoh "Omnovis IV," or "Amenhotep IV", known as "Akhenaton", like what happened with her husband , has been wiped her name from the historical record has been distorted pictures after her death.

It is known that Nefertiti were not being blood in the veins of her family property, but it was linked to minors, in a way, and the Nefertiti supported her husband during his self-styled religious, social, and then moved with him to the city "Okhittatun" or Tel el-Amarna to worship the god "Aten", where I played a key role in the dissemination of new concepts advocated by her husband, and appeared with him during the ceremonies and rituals, and family scenes, as well as in the landscape of traditional military campaigns, which portrayed the queen, who is the elimination of enemies, and can be seen on the walls of temples and tombs of the roar of supervision in Tel el-Amarna.

She died one of her daughters, namely "Mikit - Aten," was filmed grief in some graffiti, and after the death of her daughter, Nefertiti disappeared from the royal palace and replaced her daughter, "Merritt midst of her", and got the title of Great Royal Wife. Look at that beautiful Anfrtiie Her name means beautiful Almrop may Oqubltaaly it was one of the most powerful women in ancient Egypt, the tomb was found near the tomb of King Tutankhamun Aikhanatong her stepson, who ruled Egypt in the fourteenth century BC.
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Nefertiti died in the fourteenth to the rule of Akhenaten, it is possible to have been buried in the cemetery royal tombs, in Tel el-Amarna, but not found the mummy of so far. And return the scarcity of information available on the beautiful Queen to this role played by Akhenaton in the rebellion against the gods, and return to the doctrine of Tawhid, which focused on the sun-god, "Aten", which called for the following families to work to erase everything related to Akhenaten and his wife, a beautiful beautiful "Nefertiti" .
Nefertiti
Nefertiti

And discovered the wonderful statue of the ancient Egyptian queen, to the German archaeologists who found it during the excavations conducted in 1912 in the "Amarna", was to retain the statue in the Berlin Museum after renovation.

The statue is located to the Queen Bust older than 3300, a colorful statue made of limestone and gypsum, which neatly illustrates the attractions beautiful woman, in an attractive, long neck, and nose accurate, and Ojuntin prominent, wearing a headdress, a unique cone shape, it is awarded the title (Navarro Navarro furnace) in the sense (Pretty Beauty furnace), has always wear something long and thin crown once a two feathers, and another crown with two feathers and below the disk of the sun, they were not the Queen, but also enjoyed a high status of religious










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Ra hotep and his wife, alienated
he effects of Abu Sir Mlaq:
It is one of the most important Gabnat in Beni Suef is located in Mount Abu Sir was known in ancient texts as (Booozyr) any duty of the god Osiris considering that they are places of worship of this god. The area includes a group of cemeteries from different eras have been found in tombs from the pre-dynastic period and the first and second dynasties, and the old state and some of the graves of the modern state, all graves in the rock Mnkorp Kmaosr the effects due to the family of 26 graves rock sarcophagi from the Roman and Greek .. The total area is about 236 acres.

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And Abu Sir was the region No. 21 from the regions of Upper Egypt and the region the temple of God "permissible Ooziz Soko," which is due to Asralosrp 30 and the bottom of this temple is the largest mosque in the village of Abu Sir Mlaq was mentioned of the Worlds (Mueller and Haof) has revealed that (in 1926), when initiated in building and renovation of the mosque had found some granite stones have been moved to Meidum which dates back to the age-Sawi and Museum is located in Strasbourg, there is also offering table in the Museum of Berlin, Germany ..
Finally in 1973 were found on the coffin of gray granite and weighs 12 tons, a cover of the called "Ba. Kha. De. As" a return to the Roman era and there is unprecedented throughout the whole of Egypt in terms of historical and religious significance. Was found in the area recently on the effects of returning to the Islamic era through the work of excavation (years 1987 to 1989) and the most famous Emsrjtin of ceramic and are glazed in the Museum of Beni Suef now.