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  Eght huge Osiris pillars depicting the deified Ramses II linked to the god Osiris, the god of the Underworld, to indicate the everlasting nature of the pharaoh. The colossal statues along the left-hand wall bear the white crown of Upper Egypt. Note also the Uraeuses (cobras)

Osirid:
A pillar that is mostly in an open court or portico with a colossal statue of a king forming its front part.
   

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