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

Small Temple of Queen Nefertari (speos; built by Ramses II, King of Egypt and Nefertari, Queen; 1264-1244 BCE; Abu Simbel (Aswān, Miṣr, Africa, World, Top of the TGN...; )

Note: Located in: Abu Simbel, Egypt, formerly on west bank of Nile, now on western bank of Lake Nasser; New Kingdom; The temple housed the deity Hathor and Nefertari-meritmut. Is known for its relocation 65 meters higher up and 200 meters further inland from original location, prior to flooding caused by construction Aswan High Dam. In 1979 Abu Simbel, and other nearby sites were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Titles:

Small Temple of Queen Nefertari (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Temple of Hathor (C,U,English,U,U)

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

Spéos d'Hathor (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

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

Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari (C,U,English,,N)

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

Small Temple of Hathor of Abeshek and Queen Nefertari (C,U,undetermined,,N)

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

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

Temple of Nefertari (C,U,undetermined,,N)

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)

relocated architecture [300456824]

..... (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 condition>)

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>)

temple (building) [300007595]

..... (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)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1264-1244 BCE

Creator Display:

built by Ramses II, King of Egypt and Nefertari, Queen [preferred,VP]

Nefertari, Queen (Dyn. 19, ca. 1279-1212 BC), Ancient Egyptian, patron [,BWR]

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]

Nefertari, Queen, consort of Ramses II, King of Egypt (Ancient Egyptian queen, died ca. 1250 BCE) [500372694]

Locations:

Other: Lake Nasser [1120187] (Geographic)

Other: Original: Nile River [1127805] (Geographic)

Current: Abū Sunbul [7001444] (Geographic)

Address Note: relocated to higher inland location, 1968

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>)

	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 architecture [300008031]
	.......(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 location or context>, <single built works by location: topographical>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Events:

relocation: 1968, 65 meters higher up and 200 meters further inland

Cultures:

Ancient Egyptian (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

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

	Battle of Kadesh [901002617]
	.....((Ancient history, Named Events)) (ICON)

Related Works:

	incorporated in .... Abu Simbel Relocation Project [700089852]
	..........engineering project; engineers and builders: Atlas Copco, Sandvik, Skånska Cement...; 1964-1968; Abu Simbel (Aswān, Miṣr, Africa, World, Top of the TGN...;

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

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

............... Abu Simbel Temples

Sources and Contributors:
Small Temple of Queen Nefertari	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Temple of Hathor	........ [VP]
	........ Haag, Egypt (1993)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Speos of Hathor	........ [VP]
	........ Maspero, Manual of Egyptain archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in Egypt (1902)
Spéos d'Hathor	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Small Temple at Abu Simbel	........ [VP]
	........ Corzo, Art and Eternity: the Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project (1992)
Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3784088
Hathor Speos	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Small Temple of Hathor of Abeshek and Queen Nefertari	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)
Small Temple, Abu Simbel	........ [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)
Temple of Nefertari	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)

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

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3784088

....................... BWR-03 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3784088

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 36799

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U20414

....................... Berg, Salvage of the Abu Simbel Temples, Intnl. Council on Monuments and Sites (1978)

....................... Elbshbeshi, Gomaa, et al, Geomatics Techniques at Abu Simbel (2023)

....................... Hawass, Mysteries of Abu Simbel (2000)

....................... Hill, Battle for Abu Simbel (2021)

....................... Zecchi, Abu Simbel, Aswan and the Nubian Temples (2004)

....................... Zivaljevic-Luxor and Pasternak, Salvation of the Temples of Abu Simbel (2022)

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
	..... BWR database (2010-)