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The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri site, Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt

National Museum of African Art
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Object Details

Local Numbers
T 6 EGY 404 EE 61
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
62235
Frame value is 23.
Slide No. T 6 EGY 404 EE 61
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Place
Africa
Egypt
Topic
Cultural landscapes
Monuments
Architecture -- Egypt
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt
Extent
1 Slide (col.)
Date
1961
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 17761
Type
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Collection Citation
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Color slides
Scope and Contents
"After the death of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut herself assumed pharaonic power and privilege, and for the construction of a temple for her cultus she selected a majestic half-circle of cliffs bounding the western end of the desert plain of Asasif. There stood the tomb and temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep, the Eleventh-Dynasty king who had reunited Egypt. Hatshepsut's clever architects admirably surmounted the difficulty by designing a temple on three levels, whose upper steps covered the underlying gravel slope. The three levels were linked by straight ramps along the temple's central axis." [Haeny G., 1997: New Kingdom 'Mortuary Temples' and 'Mansions of Millions of Years'. Temples of Ancient Egypt. Cornell University Press]. "Ancient Thebes spanned the Nile River. The east bank is the site of modern Luxor and El Karnak, and was formerly the city of the living, with great temples and residences. On the west bank was the city of the dead, the "Necropolis of Thebes," containing the valleys of the royal tombs, royal mortuary temples, and the houses of priests and workers devoted to the dead." [The J.P.Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographic Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871013672-4
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c1a7f81f-ba19-4f04-a5aa-6771baf20ed0

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The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri site, Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt
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