{"product_id":"abu-simbel-and-the-nubian-temples-9789774168789","title":"Abu Simbel and the Nubian Temples","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ideal introduction to the great temples of Lower Nubia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three-thousand-year-old rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel and the story of their rescue from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s are almost as familiar worldwide as the tale of the gold funerary mask and brief life of the boy king Tutankhamun. Yet although they remain among the most celebrated, visited, and photographed archaeological sites in the world, the lower Nubian temples--from Philae in the north to Abu Simbel in the south--are some of the least understood by the visitor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this lucidly written, beautifully illustrated book, Nigel Fletcher-Jones places the temples in their historical context, telling the story of the discovery of the Abu Simbel temples, and why and how they were moved, explaining what the Nubian temples teach us about ancient Egypt, which gods and goddesses were worshiped there, and the place of Rameses II in the long line of ancient Egyptian kings and queens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith over 80 new photographs, diagrams, and maps, and packed with fascinating insights, \u003ci\u003eAbu Simbel and the Nubian Temples\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introduction to one of the world's great regions of archaeological splendor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Fletcher-Jones, \u003c\/b\u003ewith a PhD in archaeological anthropology from Durham University, UK, was director of the American University in Cairo Press from 2012 to 2020. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTreasures of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eAbu Simbel and the Nubian Temples \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and \u003ci\u003eAncient Egyptian Jewelry\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). He lives in Canterbury, Kent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493432463634,"sku":"9789774168789","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d122165-ef52-4fe3-b0fd-d2e14ba0609f.jpg?v=1730647493","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abu-simbel-and-the-nubian-temples-9789774168789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}