Abu Simbel Chinese Edition: A Short Guide to the Temples, Fletcher-Jones+-

Nigel Fletcher-Jones

Abu Simbel Chinese EditionA Short Guide to the Temples\nAuthor(s): Nigel Fletcher-Jones\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The American University in Cairo Press, Egypt\nImprint: The American University in Cairo Press\nISBN-13: 9789774169519, 978-9774169519\nSynopsis\nThe three-thousand-year-old rock-cut temples at Abu\nSimbel and the story of their rescue from the rising waters of Lake Nasser\nin the 1960s are almost as familiar worldwide as the tale of the gold\nfunerary mask and brief life of the boy king Tutankhamun. Yet although\nthey are among the most celebrated, visited, and photographed\narchaeological sites in the world, the two temples are among the least\nunderstood by the visitor. \n\nIn this lucidly written, beautifully illustrated guide, Nigel\nFletcher-Jones explains the main features of both temples, discusses what\nthey teach us about ancient Egypt during the reign of Rameses II\n[tel] BC), and illustrates which gods and goddesses were worshipped\nhere. With over 80 new.