Ancinet Egyptian tomb decoration depicting Ramesses II and god Horus, 1279-1213 BC. From the small temple built by King Rameses II in Abydos. Louvre M

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Ancinet Egyptian tomb decoration depicting Ramesses II and god Horus, 1279-1213 BC. From the small temple built by King Rameses II in Abydos. Louvre Museum N 127 or N 128. Ramesses II is presented the sign of Ankh by the god Horus (falcon) . Sully Room 324. Horus or Her, Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. Ramesses II (c. 1303–1213 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, itself the most powerful period of Ancient Egypt.

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Size: 6192px × 4622px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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