Temple of Ptah Garf Hussien

The temple of Gerf Hussein (in Ancient Egypt: Per Ptah or House of Ptah) was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by the Setau, Viceroy of Nubia. Situated on a bank of the Nile some 90 km south of Aswan, it was partly free-standing and partly cut from the rock. It was dedicated to "Ptah, Ptah-Tatenen and Hathor, and associated with Ramesses, 'the Great God. Originally, it was partially free-standing and partially rock-cut. During the flooding of Lake Nasser, the free-standing section was dismantled and then rebuilt at New Kalabsha. Most of the rock-cut temple was left in place and is now submerged beneath the waters.

-The Temple of Ptah seen from the Nile, 2 January 1960, UNESCO

-Painting inside the temple by David Roberts 1838
Most of the rock-cut temple was left in place and is now submerged beneath the waters.

The courtyard is surrounded by six columns and eight statue pillars. The entrance to a peristyle court is decorated with colossal Osiris statues. The rear portion of the building which is 43 m in depth was carved out of rock and follows the structure of Abu Simbel with a pillared hall featuring two rows of three statue pillars and, curiously, four statue recesses, each with divine triads along the sides. Beyond the hall lay the hall of the offering table and the chamber with four cult statues of Ptah, Ramesses, Ptah-Tatenen and Hathor carved out of the rock.

Temple of Gerf Hussein Ramese II Colossus. This is one of the two saved colossi and is substantially shorter than its twin in the Nubian Museum in Aswan, which was better preserved.

-Inscriptions:
There are many engraved paintings in the temple including the Stele of Ramses making an offering to a deity, Stele of Ramses (right) making a conical shaped offering to the god, Horus.