Editing Abu Simbel (section)

===Solar alignment===
[[File:Templo de Ramsés II, Abu Simbel, Egipto, 2022-04-02, DD 26-28 HDR.jpg|thumb|Abu Simbel temple, four statues of divinities inside the inner sanctuary]]

It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that on October 22 and February 22, the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of [[Ptah]], a god connected with the [[Duat|realm of the dead]], who always remained in the dark. People gather at Abu Simbel on these days to witness this.<ref name="siliotti" /><ref name=Skliar />{{clarify|date=November 2015}}

These dates are allegedly the king's birthday and coronation day, respectively. There is no direct evidence to support this. It is logical to assume, however, that these dates had some relation to a significant event.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In fact, according to calculations made on the basis of the [[heliacal rising]] of the star [[Sirius]] (Sothis) and inscriptions found by archaeologists, this date must have been October 22. This image of the king was enhanced and revitalized by the energy of the solar star, and the deified Ramesses the Great could take his place next to Amun-Ra and Ra-Horakhty.<ref name="siliotti" />

Because of the accumulated drift of the [[Tropic of Cancer]] due to [[Earth]]'s [[axial precession]] over the past 3 millennia, the event's date must have been different when the temple was built.<ref>{{cite web|title=NASA Space Math Abu Simbel Alignment problem with answers|url=https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/SED11/P1AbuSimbel.pdf }}</ref> This is compounded by the fact that the temple was relocated from its original setting, so the current alignment may not be as precise as the original one.