--- title: Ramesses II Offering to Khnum author: Carole Raddato source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15397/ramesses-ii-offering-to-khnum/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Ramesses II Offering to Khnum _Authored by Carole Raddato_ ## Image File [![Ramesses II Offering to Khnum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15397.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15397.jpg) ## Image Caption [Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief of [Ramesses II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ramesses_II/) (r. 1279-1213 BCE) presenting vases of wine to Khnum, the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of the source of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/). From the inner part of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Beit el-Wali, a rock-cut temple in Nubia built by [Pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/ramesses/) II and dedicated to the deities of [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket. The temple was originally located 50 kilometres south of Aswan in southern [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/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. ## Cite This Work ### APA Raddato, C. (2022, March 12). Ramesses II Offering to Khnum. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to Khnum." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2022. . ### MLA Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to Khnum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2022, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51887931599/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51887931599/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51887931599/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 12 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.