TEMPLO DE DEBOD
El Templo de Debod fue un
regalo de Egipto a España
(año 1968), en compensación por la
ayuda española, tras el llamamiento internacional realizado por la UNESCO para salvar los templos de Nubia, principalmente el de Abu Simbel, en peligro de desaparición debido a la construcción
de la presa de Asuán.
Tiene una antigüedad de unos
2200 años. Su núcleo más antiguo fue quizás erigido bajo el faraón Ptolomeo IV Filópator, y decorado posteriormente por el rey nubio Adikhalamani
de Meroe hacia
200-180 a. C., siendo dedicado a Amón de Debod ("Amani", en idioma kushita) e Isis (hay
investigadores que piensan que su erección fue obra de Adikhalamani,
interviniendo posteriormente Ptolomeo IV en él). Posee importantes añadidos de
época ptolemaica y romano-imperial (del siglo I a. C. al
II d. C.).
TEMPLE OF DEBOD
In 1960, due to the construction of the Great
Dam of Aswan and the consequent threat
posed to several monuments and archeological sites, UNESCO made an international call to save this rich
historical legacy. As a sign of gratitude for the help provided by Spain in
saving the temples of Abu Simbel,
the Egyptian state donated the temple of Debod to Spain in 1968.
The temple was built originally 15 kilometres
(9.3 mi) south of Aswan in
southern Egypt very close to the first cataract of the Nile and to the great religious center dedicated to
the goddess Isis, in Philae. In the early 2nd century BC, Adikhalamani (Tabriqo), the Kushite king of Meroë, started its construction by building a small single
room chapel dedicated to the god Amun. It
was built and decorated on a similar design to the later Meroitic chapel on
which the Temple of Dakka is
based. Later, during the reigns of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII and Ptolemy XII of the Ptolemaic dynasty,
it was extended on all four sides to form a small temple, 12 by 15 metres
(39 ft × 49 ft), which was dedicated to Isis of Philae. The Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius completed its decorations.
TEMPLUL LUI DEDOD
Templul
lui Debod este un cadou din partea Guvernului Egiptean catre Guvernul Spaniol
(anul 1968), in compensarea unui ajutor din partea spaniolilor, in urma unei
chemari internationale din partea UNESCO pentru a salva templurile din Nubia,in
special Templul lui ABU SIMBEL ce erau in pericol de disparitia, cauzat din
construirea barajlui Asuan pe raul NIL.
Are
o vechime de 2200 de ani. Pertea lui cea mai veche a fost construita din
ordinele faraonului PTOLOMEU al IV-lea, urmand sa fie decorat de catre regele
nubian Adikhalamani de Meroe
pana in 200-180 i.C. si a fost dedicat zeului AMON de DEBOD. O mica camera din
interiorul templului a fost dedicata zeitei ISIS. Uni cercetatori sustin ca a
fost ridicat de catre Adikhalamani si mai
apoi s-a intervenit asupra lui de catre PTOLOMEU al IV-lea. Are si interventii
din perioada romana a lui AUGUSTUS si TIBERIUS.
