The Temple of Dakka in Nubia

The Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth of the Sycamore, it was originally located about 100 miles south of the Aswan dam in what is now known as Nubia, although much of that ancient land is covered by Lake Nasser. El-Dakka was known Pselqet Egyptians and Greeks as Pselchis. As a result of the flooding is imminent in the region due to construction of the Aswan High Dam was transferred to Al-Sebua station, about 40 miles upstream, between 1962 and 1968.
Temple, which we see today is initiated by the Meroitic (Nubian) Akamani King, who called Ergamenes Greeks, in about 220 BC, despite the fact that this thing is disputed, and some scientists maintain that the dates as soon as Ptolemy II Philadelphus 282 -246. However, it is likely that while the Akamani may be alive in the reign of Ptolemy II, it is likely that the temple dates from the era of Ptolemy IV of Pontus (222-205). Regardless, with his son, sweat (and perhaps Argamani and Greek Ergamenes II), and construction seems to have become a joint effort between the kings of Nubia line of pharaohs in Egypt, Greek, probably beginning with Ptolemy IV, although construction continued during the reigns of Ptolemy II and VIII Imperial Euergetes Romanian Augustus and Tiberias.


Today, and accuracy greatly on the slope is small. This is the only temple Nubian with the interface that faces the north and south to the north faces a parallel track to the River Nile and the temple tower is now separated from the rest of the temples, and given the lack of walls close the public hearing. Above the entrance to the tower, with the sun disk and cobra spreading its wings. On the south side of the temple, and the small entrance leads to the interior of the tower and the stairs leading to several internal rooms.

After the yard, front porch is decorated with inscriptions king sacrifice Ptoemaic various gods. Gateway to this section of the temple dedicated to two of the supporting columns for the architrave. Beyond the gate of the temple is the holy of holies, which include built Arkamani then added a second of August. Largely Nubian inscriptions in the temple are the most interesting. They are small and accurate in the details, which represents the Nubian king making offerings to local gods of Aswan. Some of the best of these patterns represent Anqet, goddess of Aswan with a feather headdress, and the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet. Other scenes show the king making offerings, and not only Thoth, but Isis and Tefnut.
When he was transferred to the temple, and found to contain a number of blocks for reuse of the former structure dedicated to Horus of Baki (Quban), which was built by Hatshepsut and Tuthmosisi Thirdly, although again the country earlier this temple had been built in the west of the opposition Nile shore. But, unlike many of the temples in Nubia of the New Kingdom, which seems to have been built more as symbols of power, but may not be isolated, and real jobs for public worship and the priesthood is limited, and this temple was apparently built in the active center is likely to be a cult.
It is also noted that in place of the temple of modern precision, just found on the Temple newspaper Sebua Maharraka but a small temple, dating back to Roman times, and dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Interestingly, this small temple that contains a spiral staircase in a temple Nubia only. However, the theme of the decoration of this temple was never a competition. , Who moved to this location from its original location about 81 miles to the north.