The Inner Sanctuary
Abu Simbel
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. . . . .This is the
innermost sanctuary in the temple of Abu Simbel. A sacred place that contains the most
revered gods of Ramesses time. From left to right they are:
Ptah, of Memphis; Amun-Re, of Thebes; Ramesses II; and Re-Harakhte of Heliopolis. Twice a year, about
February 21 and October 21 when the sun rises over the east bank of
the Nile, a shaft of sunlight enters the door of the temple and
travels 160 feet, past the Osiris pillars in the hypostyle hall,
through a second hall, and into this sanctuary where it illuminates
the three figures on the right. Ptah remains in darkness. Though the
monument was moved in the 1960's AD, it was aligned so that this
biannual solar event continues.
The next photograph is
The
gods Osiris and Khepri
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