The Temple of Dakka Egypt is near the edge of Lake Nasser in southern Egypt. It was first built in the third century BC during the time of King Arqamani who was also known by the Greeks as Ergamenes. Later on Ptolemaic and Roman rulers helped make the temple bigger and more impressive. 
The temple was made for Thoth who was the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom writing and magic. Long ago Egyptians called the temple Pselqet while the Greeks called it Pselchis. The building was designed to face from north to south which follows the same direction as the Nile River. 
At first the temple stood in Lower Nubia about one hundred kilometers south of where the Aswan High Dam stands today.