The Mysteries of Abu Simbel
Subtitle: Ramesses II and the Temples of the Rising Sun
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: April 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9789774246234
Subjects: African history: BCE to c 500 CE; Travel & holiday guides; Monuments; History; Ancient - Egypt; History - General History; Hellenic languages; History: World; Ancient Egypt; Egypt; Travel / Middle East / Egypt; Abåu Sunbul (Egypt); Ramses; Ancient and Classical; Abu Sunbul; Abu Sunbul (Egypt); II,; King of Egypt
First sentence: In November 1974, Dr. Hassan Sobhi el-Bakri, then head of the Inspectorate and Excavations Division of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, asked me to serve as Inspector of Antiquities at Abu Simbel for three months.