15/36.- Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Temple, a pharaoh
relief
In this scene you can see the King making
offerings to Amun.
Amun, who used to be a
small Theban god, eclipsed other more popular gods
in the middle Empire; like the god of war (Montu)
and the fertility god (Min). In the new Empire,
Amun became the king of all gods and the father of
the pharaoh.
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