. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. f hieroglyphics. The low reliefs on thewalls show Sethos I. and Ramses II. sacrificing to various at PI. a and at PI. p represent respectively Mut and Hathor ofDendera nourishing Sethos. — Side Chambers. Chamber g is ruined;the ceilings in Chambers d, f, and h are in good condition. Thefinely executed reliefs in Chambers c, f, h, and i depict Sethos sacrifices or performing sacred ceremonies in presence ofvarious deities. In Chamber i: on the left wall, Thout before thesacred bark of the king; on the right wall, (left) th
. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. f hieroglyphics. The low reliefs on thewalls show Sethos I. and Ramses II. sacrificing to various at PI. a and at PI. p represent respectively Mut and Hathor ofDendera nourishing Sethos. — Side Chambers. Chamber g is ruined;the ceilings in Chambers d, f, and h are in good condition. Thefinely executed reliefs in Chambers c, f, h, and i depict Sethos sacrifices or performing sacred ceremonies in presence ofvarious deities. In Chamber i: on the left wall, Thout before thesacred bark of the king; on the right wall, (left) the king seated atthe banquet with the goddess of the temple behind him, and (right)the king in priestly vestments performing ceremonies before him-self; on the rear wall, the king as the god Osiris, seated in a chapel,surrounded by other gods. In Chamber d are sunk reliefs of Ram-ses II., showing (right) the king pacing off the temple (comp. p. 306)before Amon and Amunet, and (left) the king burning incense Hu i ^•^•^ Wil nwiMy Cham be rs. |- Second (de- stroyedl Pylon 3. Kurna. THEBES (^W. BANK). 20. Koule. 283 before Anion, Khons, and Mut. — On the right and left wallsof the Sanctuary Sethos appears offering incense before the boat of Anion. AVe now turn to the Right DrvisioN of the temple, which is in avery ruinous condition. It consisted of the large Court of the Altar(Hall of Ramses II.) and of several rooms adjoining it. The sunkreliefs of Kamses 11. sacrificing to various gods are inferior to thoseof the central building and left-hand portion of the sanctuary. We come out to the colonnade through Door c, and enter throughDoor a to visit the LeftDivisiox of the temple. In the small Chapelof Ramses I. (borne by two papyrus-bud columns) are high reliefs,which were probably usurped by Ramses II.: to the right the kingkneeling before Amon, Khons, and the deified Sethos, while be-hind him is Mut. — Adjoining are three Chambers (PI. .1, B, C).On the side-walls of the
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