Photo By Julie Rusby
This photo was taken inside the temple of Amun - Ra which is called the Karnak. it shows the interior of the temple of king Ramasess III ,11000 BC which is dedicated to god Amun-Ra and his triad and also has the war reliefs which represent victories of the pharaoh against his foes. In fact the karnak temple has 14 smaller temples inside.
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Photo by Ian Cashmore
This carving is found at the sanctuary of Kalabesha temple and represents goddess Hathor while transformed to a lioness. This is a part of the ancient legend of mankind destruction ,once the mankind showed no obedience and respect to their god Ra and stopped praying to him as they dared to mock at Ra describing him to be old and criticizing his senility so the god decided to bearish the human race and to turn their life to misery and sorrow so he kept Hathor away from their life so they missed the joy ,happiness , fun and love then he mutated her to an ugly lioness that was left free to punish and to curse their whole life so they had grief in stead of happiness poverty instead of prosperity and that was for long time until almost the human race was about to vanish ,then the god had felt mercy and stopped that curse.
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Photos by Ian Cashmore.
This picture is from the magnificent temple of Ramasses III on the west bank of Luxor city and it dates back to the 20th dynasty which is around 1100 BC. This carving represents the sacred boat of god Amun-Ra while mounted on it's palanquin at one of the station-chapels of Madinat Habu temple and this carving is found repeated at both of the open courts of the same temple. The sacred boat of Amun-Ra which is seen here was used by the god to visit the underworld at the west. The visit of Amun-Ra to the west had its special ceremonies which covers a month, that feast was called the ancient Egyptians the feast of the valley. The journey starts at the Karnak temple, east bank where the royal family and thier procession should start, and then they cross the Nile to spend the whole month at Madinat Habu temple. In the myth Amun-Ra transforms it physical shape from a ram and a human to a mere sun-disc "Aton" which means in the hieroglyphic the disc of the sun. Also it should be mentioned that the title Aton was found in the old kingdom, a long time before Akhenaton and his oneness.
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A PICTURE AND A COMMENT 
Photo by Lin and Graham Mortlock
Mr and Mrs. Mort tlock have sent me this picture willing to know from where it came and what does it tell?
The picture was taken from the Dendara temple,birth-chapel of Trojan. The carving contains a text and a cartouche that belong to the Roman Emperor Trojan. The cartouche is an oval frame that isolates the royal name from the rest of the inscription. Copyrig ©Musegypt
Picture By Carole & Rob Haines
PICTURE AND COMMENT
This picture came from Comombow temple, south of Luxor city and it represents Ptolemy VIII and his sister/wife Cleopatra II and his second wife Cleopatra III. The carving dates back to 100 BC and represents the king while wearing the Osiris crown and receives the scimitar sword from god Horus which emphasis that Egypt had some wars and therefore he was provided with war permission. Copyrig ©Musegypt
Picture by Paul Woods
PICTURE AND COMMENT
This picture came from the hypostyle hall/colonnade of the Karnak temple in Luxor city, the carving dates back to the 19th dynasty, reign of king Ramses II which is about 1200 B.C. It represents Ramses II while being assisted by priests of the main gods in order to tow the divine marriage-ship to join the marriage feast" the opet" Copyrig ©Musegypt
Picture By Carole & Rob Haines
A carving from Hatshepsut temple
This picture came from the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the chapel of Anubis.
The top of the picture has the traditional amulet of power and protection which is the winged sun –disc.
The Hieroglyphic text on the right of the picture was disfigured a part from the titles of the gods. The original text there was to refer to the queen herself. The left side of the picture has three complete hieroglyphic sentences read
1st. The living Horus, the mighty one, he who shines on Waset" Luxor" the ruler with the hounored heart.
2nd. Life to the king of upper and lower Egypt, " the coronation -cartouche reads he who is the firm existence of Ra" the beloved of Amun-Ra.
3rd. Life to the sun of Ra "the birth-cartouche reads Thut mass, child of the ibis-god, the good being" May "he "be given life forever. . Copyrig ©Musegypt
Carving from the chapel of Hathor in Komombo Temple, the 1st century B.C. It represents the Roman Emperor Trajan while offering the goddess Hathor a pair of Sistrums” rattles “.Copyrig ©Musegypt
