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Abu Simbel, Sanctuary of the Temple of Ramesses II
Image by Carole Raddato

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...
Set and Horus Blessing Ramesses II
Image by Dennis Jarvis

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.
Shabti of Ramesses II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Shabti of Ramesses II

This wooden shabti (ushabti) of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II was remodeled and reused as an Osiris figurine in the 21st Dynasty, 1070-945 BCE. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1297-1213 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance...
Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II, Piramesse
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Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II, Piramesse

In Ramesses II's reign, this column stood in a temple at Piramesse, his capital in the Nile Delta. In the central horizontal band, the king's Horus name and cartouches are twice shown being blessed by Seth, the god of chaos, who ranked among...
Doorjamb Block of Ramesses II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Doorjamb Block of Ramesses II

This limestone doorjamb block bears the name of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The name of the pharaoh is written inside cartouche, the royal name-ring, with the sun-disc above, and the hieroglyph for "gold," the symbol of eternity, below...
Amun, Ramesses II, & Mut
Image by Mark Cartwright

Amun, Ramesses II, & Mut

A granite monument depicting the god Amun, Ramesses II, and the goddess Mut. Dynasty XIX, 1279-1213 BCE. Temple of Amun, Thebes. (Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy)
Colossus of Ramesses II
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Colossus of Ramesses II

Colossus of Ramesses II in Memphis, Egypt.
Nubian Statue of Ramesses II
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Nubian Statue of Ramesses II

Sandstone statue of the upper half of the seated figure of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The lower half is lost. The king holds a crook and a flail. From Nubia, modern-day lower Egyptian and upper Sudanese areas. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty...
Stela of Ramesses II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Stela of Ramesses II

Limestone boundary stela of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The king smites his enemies before the god Seth (also written Set). From Wadi Sannur, modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich...
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