Abu Simbal, Hathor and Nefertari

I had not known that there is a second smaller temple at Abu Simbal, dedicated to Rameses chief wife, Nefertari and to Hathor, the mother goddess involved in creation. Hathor also has a major role in the death mythos.
The 1st picture is the facade with statues in niches that are a lot smaller than the Rameses collosi on the Rameses temple (see the other post). These are statues of Rameses and Nefertari. It is interesting to note that this is one of the few times in Egyptian art that statues of the king and queen are of equal size.
The rest of the pictures are of the interior and the decoration of the walls. Here the art depicts Nefertari rather than Rameses as in the larger temple.Meer informatie