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 The temple of Isis from Philae at its current location on Agilkia Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam | |
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| Location | Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Region | Nubia |
| Coordinates | 24°1′15″N 32°53′22″E / 24.02083°N 32.88944°E |
| Type | Sanctuary |
| History | |
| Builder | Taharqa or Psamtik II |
| Founded | 7th or 6th century BC |
| Abandoned | 6th century AD |
| Periods | Third Intermediate Period or Late Period to Byzantine Empire |
| Official name | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, vi |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 88 |
| Region | Arab States |
The Philae temple complex (/ˈfaɪliː/; Ancient Greek: Φιλαί or Φιλή and Πιλάχ, Arabic: فيلة Egyptian Arabic: [fiːlæ], Egyptian: p3-jw-rķ' or 'pA-jw-rq; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕϩ,[1][2] Coptic pronunciation: [ˈpilɑk, ˈpilɑkh]) is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt.
Until the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, the temple complex was located on Philae Island, near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902.[3] The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam.[4] The hieroglyphic reliefs of the temple complex are being studied and published by the Philae Temple Text Project of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Institute OREA).[5]
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- ^ "Milestones in Archaeology: a Chronological Encyclopedia", Tim Murray, P464, ABC-CLIO, 2007ISBN 1-57607-186-3
- ^ The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites, UNESCO project site about Nubia Campaign.
- ^ "ÖAI".