Medinet Habu - Temple of Ramesses III

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Temple of Ramesses III Description

The main temple, the Temple of Ramesses III, was built exactly on the model of the Ramesseum and, like the Ramesseum, was dedicated to Amun. On the front of both towers of the large First Pylon are reliefs celebrating the King's military successes. On the right hand tower he is depicted, in the presence of Amun Re-Harakhty, grasping his enemies by the hair and smiting them with his club, while the falcon headed god presents him with the curved sword of victory and leads in on a cord the conquered lands, represented in the usual way by their names enclosed within a circle of walls; below, two other rows of vanquished peoples; farther left, between two grooves for flag staffs, a similar but much smaller scene and, below it, a long

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