In the first year of his reign,
Ramesses II takes
down the Nile and stop in Abydos. He sees the state of the temple of his father
Sety and decide to finish it. He also decides
the foundation
of his own temple (cf. the Big Dedicatory
Inscription). By its reliefs, its colors, this temple was one of the most beautiful
build by Ramesses II. The scenes that remain
allow us besides to appreciate it. It is very in ruin
today, the
height of the
walls not exceeding 4 meters. The enclosure was covered
with texts and
engraved scenes on a
beautiful white limestone. On the left, the visible wall bears reliefs of
the battle of Qadech, unfortunately incomplete. This present
part a set of views commented
of the temple
of Ramesses II
in Abydos. This site is optimized for a display 1024x768 on full screen.