Ramesses II Offering to Khnum

Illustration

Carole Raddato
by
published on 12 March 2022
Ramesses II Offering to Khnum Download Full Size Image

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 the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket. The temple was originally located 50 kilometres south of Aswan in southern Egypt (Lower Nubia) but was relocated during the 1960s as a result of the Aswan High Dam project and moved to higher ground at the site of New Kalabsha near Aswan.

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Raddato, C. (2022, March 12). Ramesses II Offering to Khnum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15397/ramesses-ii-offering-to-khnum/

Chicago Style

Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to Khnum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 12, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15397/ramesses-ii-offering-to-khnum/.

MLA Style

Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to Khnum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Mar 2022. Web. 06 Oct 2024.

Membership