Showing posts with label Sudan National Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sudan National Museum. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Kumma Temple, National Museum of Sudan


sudan - the black pharaohs
Originally uploaded by retlaw snellac

The text from the author of this photo gives about as much information as i have of this temple.

It appears that the temple may be dedicated to the god Knum, but i will add further information on this temple as i receive it.

Regards,
Stuart

Sunday, 19 December 2010

Hatshepsut - Khartoum, Sudan

The ancient settlement of Buhen on the West Bank of Luxor was submerged with water during the flooding of Lake Nassar during the building of the Aswan Dam. Before the flooding, Buhen was excavated by British Egyptologist Walter Bryan Emery.

Saved from the flood waters, a temple to Horus which was built by Hatshepsut was dismantled and moved to the Sudan National Museum. Today, it resides there for all to see.

For a general overview of Buhen, see - Wikipedia

For Walter B Emery's own words read: Emery 1963. Walter B. Emery. Egypt Exploration Society. Preliminary Report on the Excavation at Buhen. 1962. Kush 11 (1963). 116-120

And for images and a floor plan, see Maat-Ka-Ra-Hatschepsut
(Go to Monuments/Other Monuments and then scroll down).

Regards,
Stuart