Editing Abu Simbel (section)

===Interior===
The inner part of the temple has the same triangular layout that most ancient Egyptian temples follow, with rooms decreasing in size from the entrance to the sanctuary. The temple is complex in structure and quite unusual because of its many side chambers. The [[hypostyle]] hall (sometimes also called a pronaos) is {{convert|18|m|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|16.7|m|abbr=on}} wide and is supported by eight huge Osirid pillars depicting the deified Ramesses linked to the god [[Osiris]], the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life and vegetation, to indicate the everlasting nature of the pharaoh. The colossal statues along the left-hand wall bear the white crown of [[Upper Egypt]], while those on the opposite side are wearing the double crown of Upper and [[Lower Egypt]] (pschent).<ref name="siliotti" /> The bas-reliefs on the walls of the pronaos depict battle scenes in the military campaigns that Ramesses waged. Much of the sculpture is given to the [[Battle of Kadesh]], on the Orontes river in present-day [[Syria]], in which the Egyptian king fought against the [[Hittites]].<ref name=Skliar /> The most famous relief shows the king on his chariot shooting arrows against his fleeing enemies, who are being taken prisoner.<ref name=Skliar /> Other scenes show Egyptian victories in [[Libya]] and Nubia.<ref name="siliotti" />

From the hypostyle hall, one enters the second pillared hall, which has four pillars decorated with beautiful scenes of offerings to the gods. There are depictions of Ramesses and Nefertari with the sacred boats of Amun and Ra-Horakhty. This hall gives access to a transverse vestibule, in the middle of which is the entrance to the sanctuary. Here, on a black wall, are rock cut sculptures of four seated figures: [[Ra-Horakhty]], the deified king Ramesses, and the gods [[Amun Ra]] and [[Ptah]]. [[Ra-Horakhty]], [[Amun Ra]] and [[Ptah]] were the main divinities in that period and their cult centers were at [[Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]], [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] and [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] respectively.<ref name="siliotti" />