Abydos - Temple of Sethos I - Second Court

The Second Court is better preserved. To the right and left are dedicatory inscriptions in the name of Ramesses II. Ramesses is also depicted making offerings to various deities and smiting his enemies in the presence of Amun. On the far side of the court a low ramp leads up to the temple proper, which stands on a platform. It comes first to a vestibule, which, like the Hypostyle Hall in the First Court, had 12 pillars constructed of blocks of sandstone and limestone. It originally had seven doors in the rear wall. On the wall to the left of the main doorway is an inscription in 95 vertical columns recording the completion of the temple by Ramesses II. The reliefs depict Ramesses in the presence of various deities; one scene (adjoining