SOne marriage to the great Ramses 2 of ancient Egypt (lower Egypt) is known as one of the greatest royal love affairs ever. This marriage also ended the 100 years of wars between north and south ancient Kemet (Egypt), and unified the two sections into one great Kemet which was the greatest civilization in the world. Today, of this love there are still some monuments such as the temples that Ramses built for his wife in Abu Simbel.
The huge structures known as the two temples of Abu Simbel are among the most magnificent monuments in the world. Built during the New Kingdom almost 3000 years ago, it was carved into the mountain that contains it as an eternal attachment to King Ramses and his wife Nefertari. The superb ornaments on the temple detail the battle of Kadesh, and Ramses and Nefertari entrusting themselves to deities and performing religious rituals. The sun's rays always penetrate to the Holy of Holies in the rock of the main temple on the same two days of the year: October 20 and February 20. This synchronization is probably linked to the symbolic unification, through the intermediary of the rays of the sun, of the statue of Ra-Herakhty to the statue of Ramses II. Until today the remains of these majestic structures are considered the most beautiful ever established to honor a bride.
Nefertari, l'Aimée-de-Mout: Wives, daughters and sons of Ramses II
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Release Date | 1999-03-12T00:00:01Z |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 340 |
Publication Date | 1999-03-12T00:00:01Z |