Abu Simbel Temple

Ramesses II offering to Goddess Sekhmet

Ramesses II killing a Libyan enemy

Detailed compositions of the famous battle of Qadesh, in which Ramesses II confronted the Hittites in the fifth year of his reign. Below the spies are flogged.

The meaning of the prayers

It is 18 meters long and 16.7 meters wide and is supported by eight massive Osirian columns. It depicts a defiant Ramesses associated with the god Osiris, the god of the underworld, as a reference to the life of the king.

Ramesses II smiting his enemies

The names and the epithets of Ramesses II

Ramesses II triumphant, a top his chariot

Series of rooms called “treasures rooms”. Most likely, it was here that the most precious tools of the temple had been stored.

Ramesses II offering to God Ptah

Names and titles of King Ramesses II

Scenes of worship of the divine boats

Holy of Holies

There are four statues in it, representing from left to right: “Ptah,” “Amun-Ra,” “Ramses II,” and “Ra-Hor-Akhti.”

A detailed description of the famous Battle of Kadesh, during which Ramesses II faced the Hittites in the fifth year of his reign. Below, a representation of Egyptian army men beating two enemy spies

The hypostyle hall

It is 18 meters long and 16.7 meters wide and is supported by eight huge Osirid pillars depicting the deified Ramses linked to the god Osiris, the god of the Underworld, to indicate the everlasting nature of the pharaoh.

Ramesses II on his chariot attacking an Asian fortress

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel

The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BCE). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Rameses himself. It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Rameses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double Atef crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the entrance.

Small side halls called "treasure halls", which were often used to store valuables in the temple

The back door of large hall leads to a room with four pillars

Abu Simbel Great Temple

It took about twenty years to build the great temple, and the construction was completed in about 24 years of the reign of King Ramesses II, i.e. 1265 BC. It was dedicated to the gods of Amun, Ra-Horekheti and Ptah, as well as to the self-defying Ramesses. It is generally considered the most wonderful and beautiful temples built during the reign of King Ramesses II, and it is considered one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. The facade of the temple includes four huge statues, 20 meters high, representing King Ramesses II sitting on the throne and wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statues are surmounted by a cornice that includes 22 monkeys worshiping the sun.

Ramesses II kills his enemies

The sanctuary of the Temple

Four statues are carved into the rock representing, from left to right, Ptah, Amon-Ra, Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty