On the north wall of the G chapel, Thot accommodates king Ramesses on his sacred barque driven by the souls of Pe, a city of the Delta (in top) and those of Nekhen, a city of Upper Egypt (Hierakonpolis), represented with heads of falcon. Notice the Ba and the names of the cities in the inscription above the head of the falcons. 

The king is seated on his throne, accompanied by a goddess standing behind him.  Placed in the front of the barque, the Meret goddess is in fact double as you can see with the detail  here; she represents all dualities of the thought Egyptian,  Upper and Low Egypt, Isis and Nephtys, the sun and the moon...  The titulature of Ramesses II only comprises "Ouser-Ma'at-re", indicating that this chart dates of the first two years of the reign. Curiously; do two small scarabs sustain the boat (for happiness?). Below this scene, be the Litany of the Sun. 

 

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