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  • God Amun-Re, and ancient Greek graffiti painted on the wall, in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Tuthmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, false royal beard and kilt with buckle inscribed with his cartouche, 1490-36 BC, New Kingdom, greywacke sandstone, from the Karnak Temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This statue is one of the finest in ancient Egypt, with the king eternally youthful and confidant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Tuthmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, detail, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, false royal beard and kilt with buckle inscribed with his cartouche, 1490-36 BC, New Kingdom, greywacke sandstone, from the Karnak Temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This statue is one of the finest in ancient Egypt, with the king eternally youthful and confidant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden quiver with arrows, and 2 model wooden shields, painted with cowhide patterns, ancient Egyptian, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Paser, chief archer, and his wife Henut, 1279-13 BC, Ramesside Period, from the New Kingdom fortress at Tell el Hibua, at Sinai, grey granite, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Tell el Hibua was one of the first outspots along the ancient road of Horus, travelled by the pharaoh and his army on their way to military campaigns in Syria Palestine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, and colonnade, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Tuthmosis III, 1485-21 BC, 6th pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom, in alabaster, found at the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el Bahri, in the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The museum houses collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, built 1901, designed by Marcel Dourgnon, and inaugurated in 1902. It is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC, and the ruins of the funerary temple of Khafre, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. On the left is the Pyramid of Menkaure, also called Pyramid of Mykerinos, built c. 2510 BC, with 3 subsidiary queen's pyramids. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops, built 2560 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West tower of the Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, built c. 1260, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, and the Court of Ramesses II, 57x51m with 74 papyrus columns and colossal statues of Ramesses II, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque of Abu Haggag, converted from a christian church in 640 AD, originally part of the ancient Egyptian temple itself. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of king Khafre, in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, c. 2558-32 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, in this case king Khafre. Behind is the Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops. The complex also includes the pyramids, built c. 2600-2500 BC, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of king Khafre, in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, c. 2558-32 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, in this case king Khafre. Behind is the Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops. The complex also includes the pyramids, built c. 2600-2500 BC, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main hall of the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, housing collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, built 1901, designed by Marcel Dourgnon, and inaugurated in 1902. It is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossus of Ramesses II, 1303–1213 BC, 3rd pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom, c. 1279-03 BC in pink granite, from Hermopolis, in the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The statue was usurped by Ramses' son and successor Merenptah, who carved his name on the shoulders, breast, and base. The museum houses collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, built 1901, designed by Marcel Dourgnon, and inaugurated in 1902. It is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mortuary Temple of Khufu, built by pharaoh Chephren c. 2520 BC to hold the sed festival, next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops, built 2560 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops, built 2560 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. On the left is the base of the Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids at Giza were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids and the Pyramid of Menkaure, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built as tombs in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of king Khafre, in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, c. 2558-32 BC, and behind, the Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, in this case king Khafre. On the left is the causeway. The complex also includes the pyramids, built c. 2600-2500 BC, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of the Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of king Khafre, in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, c. 2558-32 BC, and behind, the Pyramid of Khafre, also known as Pyramid of Chephren, built 2570 BC, seen from the ruins of the Temple of the Sphinx, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, in this case king Khafre. The complex also includes the pyramids, built c. 2600-2500 BC, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Menkaure, and the queen's pyramids (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Giza (left-right), built as tombs for pharaohs, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Queen's pyramids and the Pyramid of Menkaure, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built as tombs in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Menkaure, also called Pyramid of Mykerinos, built c. 2510 BC, with 3 subsidiary queen's pyramids, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The pyramids were built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, 2600-2500 BC. The complex also includes the Great Sphinx, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Sphinx of Giza, built during the reign of king Khafre, in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, c. 2558-32 BC, at the Giza Pyramid Complex in Giza, Egypt. The sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, in this case king Khafre. Behind is the Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops. The complex also includes the pyramids, built c. 2600-2500 BC, cemeteries, temples and a workers' village. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sema-tawy relief, with gods of the river Nile linked by lotus and papyrus plants and a human trachea, symbolising unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, beside the statue of queen Nefertari and the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sema-tawy scene, with gods Hapi of the river Nile with trachea and papyrus and lotus plants symbolising the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, and lions, relief, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sema-tawy relief, with gods of the river Nile linked by lotus and papyrus plants and a human trachea, symbolising unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sema-tawy scene, with gods Hapi of the river Nile with trachea and papyrus and lotus plants symbolising the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, and lions, relief, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouche of Ramesses III, topped by solar disc and flanked by 2 cobras crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, signifying unification, with tails threading the chen, symbol of life, relief, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vulture of Upper Egypt and frieze of protective uraeus naja cobras with solar discs, painted relief in the Anubis shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Anubis shrine consists of a hypostyle hall and 2 other rooms, with walls covered in reliefs and paintings. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vulture of Upper Egypt, painted relief in the Anubis shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Anubis shrine consists of a hypostyle hall and 2 other rooms, with walls covered in reliefs and paintings. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great blessed by Amon Min, god of fertility, relief, detail, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vulture of Upper Egypt and frieze of protective uraeus naja cobras with solar discs, painted relief in the Anubis shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Anubis shrine consists of a hypostyle hall and 2 other rooms, with walls covered in reliefs and paintings. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frankincense trees, which were kept alive by wrapping their roots in baskets and transported to Egypt to use for incense, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vulture of Upper Egypt and frieze of protective uraeus naja cobras with solar discs, painted relief in the Anubis shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Anubis shrine consists of a hypostyle hall and 2 other rooms, with walls covered in reliefs and paintings. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossal statue of Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV, 10th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, detail, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and false royal beard, holding heka and wast, symbols of judgement, c. 1365-60 BC, sandstone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The early Amarna style representations of Amenhotep IV are executed in an exaggerated, rather than idealised, style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great given life in the form on an ankh by the god Montu with falcon's head and solar disc, relief, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great blessed by Amon Min, god of fertility, relief, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with 2 colossal seated Ka statues of the king as the royal Ka, 4 standing statues of the king and an obelisk, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses II parading in his chariot escorting Syrian and Hittite prisoners back to Egypt after the Siege of Dapur, 1269 BC, relief, on the south wall of the Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nekhbet, protector of Upper Egypt, Amun-Re, Thoth (possibly), Ramesses II delivering Maat sacrifice to Amun-Ra, (left-right), relief, on the south external wall of Ramesses II of the Hypostyle Hall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. To her left is a relief of a god of the river Nile, in a scene of sema-tawy, the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nubians and Sudanese carrying ivory elephant tusks and ebony logs as taxes, with animals including baboon and vervet monkey, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south, on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist visiting the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Behind is the relief of Alexander the Great given life in the form on an ankh by the god Montu with falcon's head and solar disc, and (left) Amun Re, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC between Ramesses II and the Hittites under Muwatalli II, relief, c. 1265 BC, on the wall of the southern side of the second courtyard behind the figures of Osiris, northern pylon, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amon and Tuthmosis I, the 2 fathers of Hatshepsut, relief in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hathor capital column at the Hathor shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Hathor, goddess of sky, women, love and fertility, also represents the hills of Deir el-Bahari and Hatshepsut presented herself as a reincarnation of the goddess. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion relief on the ramp at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus flowers, symbol of creation, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Step pyramid of Djoser, or Step Tomb, and courtyard, in the funerary complex of Djoser, 2nd pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty in the Old Kingdom, c. 2600 BC, built by the royal architect Imhotep, at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishermen using hook and line and dip net, and various fish species in the river Nile, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Serapeum of Saqqara, a burial place of the sacred bulls of the Apis cult, built 18th - 30th dynasties, at Saqqara, Egypt. The bulls were believed to be incarnations of the god Ptah, becoming Osiris-Apis after death. They were buried in canopic jars and sarcophagi in underground chambers. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winnowing, with men with pitchforks putting the grain into a large silo or sack, painted relief, on the east wall of the chapel in the mastaba tomb of Ty, or Ti, an official in the 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Thai, royal scribe and overseer of the stables during the reign of Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, in ebony from Saqqara, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The gold collar, bracelets and armlets are the gold of honour, awarded by the king for bravery on the battlefield or great loyalty. Also known as shebyu collars, these were important as solar symbols. When discovered, the statue was wrapped in linen, traces of which still remain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Seti I, 2nd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, 1323-1279 BC, alabaster, from Karnak in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The statue has been extensively restored by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Canopic jar lid with sculpture of queen Tuya, mother of Ramesses II and wife of Seti I, 19th dynasty, from a vessel which once contained her viscera, 1300-1250 BC, from the Valley of the Queens, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouches of Thutmosis III, with priests in adoring stances facing inwards, and inscription in hieroglyphs, limestone lintel with polychrome  in red, green and yellow, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Amenhotep II, 7th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, wearing double crown and false royal beard, red granite, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This would probably have been a seated statue but only the top half remains. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Valley of the Nobles, at Sheik Abd El-Korna in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. The site contains hundreds of rock cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Siege of fortress of Dapur in the war against the Hitties, with soldiers climbing ladders to breach the fort, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexander the Great blessed by Amon Min, god of fertility, relief, detail, in the barque hall in the Amon shrine, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The relief was commissioned by Alexander, who appears as a pharaoh and king of Egypt, but it was completed under Philip III of Macedon. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the tomb of Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, 13th century BC, in the Valley of the Queens, a large area containing the tombs of many wives of pharaohs, Luxor, Egypt. The tomb was discovered in 1904 by Ernesto Schiaparelli. The valley is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colossi of Memnon, 2 18m high colossal seated statues of Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, built 1350 BC, New Kingdom, sandstone, at the Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt. Smaller statues of Amenhotep's wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya stand beside the statues. They were built to guard the entrance to Amenhotep's mortuary temple at Thebes. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Voyage to Abydos, cult centre of Osiris, god of the dead, fresco, detail, on the west wall of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Sennefer, mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lotus flower, fresco, detail, in the Tomb of Sennefer, mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nubians and Sudanese carrying ivory elephant tusks and ebony logs as taxes, with animals including baboon and vervet monkey, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south, on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nubians and Sudanese, with a giraffe, vervet monkey and long horned cattle, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south, on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. On the right is the pylon or eastern entrance to the site. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscription and carved graffiti by Leonardo from 1820, servant of count Carlo Vidua, in the second courtyard of the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and head of a statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The ramps give access to the western portico and the hypostyle hall. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and the fallen colossal statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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