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Temple of Amada
The temple
is located 20 KM to the south of Wadi
es-Sebua, the area had also the temple of
El-Derr and the tomb of Aniba. Amada is
located at 115 KM to the south of Aswan.
The temple
was built at the time of the new kingdom by
kind Thtmaosis III and Amenhotep II,
It was
dedicated to the god Amon Ra, and RA Hor –Ahkty.
Additions were made later on by king
Thutmoes IV and it was renovated at the
time of king Seti I
In this
temple king Thuhmosis II venerated the
middle kingdom king Senusert III of the 12th
dynasty, honoring the victorious campaigns
that king Senusert have made in the land of
Nubia
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