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  • On each side of the portal, the middle statue of Queen Nefertari is flanked by statues of Ramses II.
  • Note the cow horns and solar disk worn by Nefertari. This smaller temple was dedicated to the goddess Hathor.

  • Knee-high statues are members of the royal family.
  • Cartouches are hieroglyphics with an oval loop of rope with the ends bound together and that spell out the name of a king or queen, here Ramses II and Nefertari.
   

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