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Derr, the Capital of Nubia

Courtesy of a private collector | All Rights Reserved

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Date

January 1845

Artist

Robert Elwes (1819-1878)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Inscription

Recto: "Derr. The capital of Nubia Jan 1840[sic.]" / Verso: "Derr. The capital of Nubia Jan 1845"

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Lake Nasser, Egypt

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Town Squares
Trees

Category

People & Society

TWW Comment

Derr and lower Nubia were submerged in Lake Nasser with the construction of the Aswan Dam. The Temple of Derr was dismantled and relocated further up the Nile.

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