ID: 700002878 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002878	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

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

Note: One of two temples that form the complex known as Abu Simbel. The facade includes six colossi of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. In the mid-20th century, the reservoir that was created by the construction of the nearby Aswan High Dam threatened to submerge Abu Simbel. Between 1963 and 1968 both temples were disassembled and reconstructed on high ground more than 200 feet above the previous site. In 1979 Abu Simbel, and other nearby sites were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Titles:

Temple of Hathor (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Small Temple at Abu Simbel (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Hathor Speos (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Speos of Hathor (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Spéos d'Hathor (Ancient Egyptian monument) (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Small Temple, Abu Simbel (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Abu Simbel Small Temple (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Queen Nefertari's Temple at Abu Simbel (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

speos [300007617] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, temples (buildings), <temples by form>, rock-cut temples)

rock-cut temple [300007623]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings, temples (buildings), <temples by form>)

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,VP]

commissioner (person who orders works) Ramses II, King of Egypt (Egyptian king, active 13th century BCE) [500372574]

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

Locations:

Current: Site Context: 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

Cultures:

Ancient Egyptian (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

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

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

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

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

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

............... Abu Simbel

Sources and Contributors:
Temple of Hathor	........ [VP]
	........ Haag, Egypt (1993)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Small Temple at Abu Simbel	........ [VP]
	........ Corzo, Art and Eternity: the Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project (1992)
Hathor Speos	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Speos of Hathor	........ [VP]
	........ Maspero, Manual of Egyptain archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt (1902)
Spéos d'Hathor (Ancient Egyptian monument)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Small Temple, Abu Simbel	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Abu Simbel Small Temple	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Queen Nefertari's Temple at Abu Simbel	........ [VP]
	........ Berg, Salvage of the Abu Simbel Temples, Intnl. Council on Monuments and Sites (1978)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Maspero, Manual of Egyptain archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt (1902)
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Abu Simbel;" accessed 29 June 2016