| PYRAMIDS & TEMPLES OF THE PHARAONIC KINGDOMS OF THE NILE: EGYPT (5-19 Mar 2006) | www.alexpeditions.net |
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| Location: Monument: Period: Date: |
Abu Simbel, Governorate Aswan Rock temple dedicated to Amun, Ra-Harakhty & Ptah New Kingdom, XIX Dynasty (1298-1187 BC) Ca. 1244-1224 BC, Ŧ Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) |
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divine aspects of Egyptian kingship became the main theme in the iconography of the Nubian temples of Ramses II. The colossal statues on the façade of of this rock temple are images of the deified king. |
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