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title: Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15402/ramesses-ii-offering-to-the-gods-at-wadi-es-sebua/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15402.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15402.jpg)

## Image Caption

Relief in the Wadi es-Sebua [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) depicting [Ramesses II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ramesses_II/) (r. 1279-1213 BCE) making an offering to the gods. Approached by an avenue of sphinxes, the Wadi es-Sebua temple was built during the reign of [Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/ramesses/) II and dedicated to [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)-Ra, Ra-Harakhty and the deified [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/). The structure was partly rock-cut and partly freestanding.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, March 12). Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15402/ramesses-ii-offering-to-the-gods-at-wadi-es-sebua/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15402/ramesses-ii-offering-to-the-gods-at-wadi-es-sebua/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15402/ramesses-ii-offering-to-the-gods-at-wadi-es-sebua/>.

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