Ipsambul
Americannoun
noun
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In the colossal Caryatides we recognise the vast genius that excavated the rocks of Ipsambul, and supported a cavern temple upon the heads of giants.
From Sketches by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
The conquered people represented in the great temple of Abonsambel, or Ipsambul, have yellow bodies and black beards.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by W. Blanchard Jerrold
In the colossal Caryatides we recognise the same genius that excavated the rocks of Ipsambul, and supported a cavern temple upon the heads of giants.
From Sketches by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
We left Wadee Halfeh at dawn, on our return down the river to Cairo, and arrived at Aboo Simbel, or Ipsambul as it is sometimes called, in time to see the temples before dusk.
From What We Saw in Egypt by Anonymous
My grandsire gave it to the murket in recognition of his great work, Ipsambul.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
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