Abstract
Abstract One of the finest temples of New Kingdom Egypt lies only a few kilometers from the Sudanese border and in ancient times was located in Lower Nubia, which was a province of Egypt during that period. The Great Temple at Abu Simbel was built by Rameses II during the first half of his reign and was dedicated to the king and the gods Amun‐Re and Re‐Harakhti. Rameses II also built a smaller temple at the same site dedicated jointly to his first chief wife, Nefertari, and the goddess Hathor. Both of these rock‐cut temples were salvaged during the UNESCO‐sponsored Nubian Rescue Campaign in the 1960s and now stand 65 m above their former positions, each covered with an artificial mountain to replicate their original locations.
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