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title: King Horemheb with Amun-Ra
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5326/king-horemheb-with-amun-ra/
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# King Horemheb with Amun-Ra

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![King Horemheb with Amun-Ra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5326.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5326.jpg)

## Image Caption

King [Horemheb](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horemheb/) with [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)-Ra, probably from the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Amun-Ra at [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Karnak](https://www.worldhistory.org/Karnak/), possibly usurped from [Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/) (c. 1336-1327 BCE), 18th Dynasty, c. 1323-1295 BCE.

The inscriptions identify the headless king as Horemheb and the larger [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) as Amnu-Ra, here shown in his fertility aspect. The deity's phallus, now lost, was made separately. The statue was perhaps usurped from Tutankhamun, whose short reign had mostly been steered by Horemheb as regent and commander-in-chief. Numerous temple statues, particularly of Amun-Ram, were made at this time to replace those destroyed during the iconoclasm of [Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/)'s reign.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 22). King Horemheb with Amun-Ra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5326/king-horemheb-with-amun-ra/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Horemheb with Amun-Ra." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 22, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5326/king-horemheb-with-amun-ra/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "King Horemheb with Amun-Ra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5326/king-horemheb-with-amun-ra/>.

## License & Copyright

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