Over the centuries, the temple became buried to a depth of 12 metres (39 ft) beneath drifting desert sand and layers of river silt deposited by the Nile.
Anilkam ən t əmaɗ ən wityan, śolo eqal aybalan daɣ ider aywadan 12 metretan daw temalalt tan zaliɣat əd t əswat nerkišiɣil əsinsa Nil.