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title: Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15385/temple-of-mandulis-new-kalabsha/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15385.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15385.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Mandulis (also known as the Temple of Kalabsha) is a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) temple built as a tribute to Mandulis, a sun [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of ancient Nubia. It was constructed by Emperor [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) around 30 BCE, presumably on the site of an earlier temple of the [New Kingdom of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt/) (c. 1570-1069 BCE).

The temple originally stood 50 kilometres south on the west bank of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) at ancient Talmis, which is now submerged under the waters of Lake Nasser. It was relocated in 1970 by a West German-financed operation as part of the incredible [International Campaign for the Safeguard of the Monuments of Nubia](http://worldhistory.org/collection/19/unescos-nubia%E2%80%93abu-simbel-campaign/) launched in the early 1960s by UNESCO.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, March 11). Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15385/temple-of-mandulis-new-kalabsha/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 11, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15385/temple-of-mandulis-new-kalabsha/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Temple of Mandulis, New Kalabsha." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15385/temple-of-mandulis-new-kalabsha/>.

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