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Abu Simbel, Interior of the Temple of Ramesses II
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Abu Simbel, Interior of the Temple of Ramesses II

The hypostyle hall of the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel is 18 m (59 ft) long and 16.7 m (55 ft) wide and is supported by eight massive pillars depicting the deified Ramesses linked to the god Osiris. The temple's interior is decorated...
Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II from Herakleopolis
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Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II from Herakleopolis

This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to he dam god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses II is twice shown making offerings to a local form of Osiris. The god wears his typical feather crown but is in a kilt not his usual mummy...
Statue of King Ramesses IV
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Statue of King Ramesses IV

The statue shows the king offering pots of water or wine. Based on parallel statues, large parts have been restored in modern times, including the hands, posts, and knees. Cartouches enclosing Ramesses' birth and throne names appear on his...
Shabti of Ramesses VI
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Shabti of Ramesses VI

This is a wooden shabti (ushabti) of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses VI. New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses VI, 1143-1136 BCE. From the tomb of Ramesses VI in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, modern-day Egypt. (The British Museum...
Abd al-Rahman III
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Abd al-Rahman III

Abd al-Rahman III was an Umayyad prince who reigned as Emir of Cordoba, and later Caliph of Cordoba, from 912 to 961 CE. His reign is remembered as a golden age of Muslim Spain and Umayyad rule, epitomized by his declaration of the second...
Abu Simbel, Sanctuary of the Temple of Ramesses II
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Abu Simbel, Sanctuary of the Temple of Ramesses II

In the sanctuary inside the Temple of Ramesses II (Great Temple) at Abu Simbel are rock-cut sculptures of four seated figures: Ra-Horakhty, the deified king Ramesses, and the gods Amun Ra and Ptah. The architects of ancient Egypt in the 13th...
Abu Simbel, Facade of the Temple of Ramesses II
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Abu Simbel, Facade of the Temple of Ramesses II

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel was built by Ramesses II and completed around 1264 BCE. It stands 98 feet (30 metres) high and 115 feet (35 metres) long with four seated colossi flanking the entrance, two to each side, depicting Ramesses II...
Ramesses II in the Tree of Life
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Ramesses II in the Tree of Life

A depiction of Ramesses II in the sacred Tree of Life before Ptah and Sekhmet, with Thoth behind him. Relief on the north wall of the second pillared hall in the Temple of Derr on Lake Nasser, Egypt. The Temple of Derr is a rock-cut temple...
Set and Horus Blessing Ramesses II
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Set and Horus Blessing Ramesses II

Scene from the Temple of Hathor (Abu Simbel, Egypt), built during the reign of Ramesses II, c. 1264-1224 BCE. Set and Horus blessing Ramesses II.
Ramesses II Offering to Khnum
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Ramesses II Offering to Khnum

Wall relief of Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE) presenting vases of wine to Khnum, the god of the source of the Nile. From the inner part of the Temple of Beit el-Wali, a rock-cut temple in Nubia built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to...
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