The Sunk Relief of the God Hapy, Abu Simbel is a famous relief of the God Hapy, who is the God of Abu Simbel. The structure is situated below the seat of the statues of Ramasses II. The relief appears twice. The Hapy God is an asexual god with large breast and swollen belly and symbolizes fertility, resulting as a result from the Nile Flood.
The Sunk Relief of the God Hapy, Abu Simbel holds sterns of the lotus on its left hand which is the symbol of Upper Egypt and sterns of papyrus on the right hand which is the symbol of lower Egypt. the crown shows these plants.
The temple of Sunk Relief of the God Hapy in Abu Simbel was built by Ramesses II to demonstrate his power and also his divine nature. There are four colossal statues of Ramasses II sitting in pairs, astride the entrance. The head and the torso on the left of the entrance fell long time back as result of earthquake.
Sunk Relief of the God Hapy in Abu Simbel - getting there
Air - there are regular flights from Aswan to Abu Simbel
Sea - a luxurious three day cruise on Lake Nasser can take you to Abu Simbel
Bus - There are regular bus services, with at least one microbus with police convoy from Aswan to Abu Simbel.
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