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title: Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15396/gerf-hussein-temple-egypt/
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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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# Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15396.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15396.jpg)

## Image Caption

The free-standing courtyard of Gerf Hussein [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in New Kalabsha near Aswan in southern [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). This temple was erected by Setau, the Viceroy of [Kush](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kush/), on behalf of [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Ramesses II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ramesses_II/) (r. 1279-1213 BCE) in Lower Nubia. It was dedicated to Ptah and [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/). The rock-cut section of the temple was abandoned to the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s and remains submerged today, but the forecourt was rescued and reassembled at the site of New Kalabsha.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, March 12). Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15396/gerf-hussein-temple-egypt/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15396/gerf-hussein-temple-egypt/>.
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Raddato, Carole. "Gerf Hussein Temple, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15396/gerf-hussein-temple-egypt/>.

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