Abu Simbel (village)
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Abu Simbel is a village in the Egyptian part of Nubia, located approximately 240 km southwest of Aswan and near the Egypt–Sudan border. As of 2012, it has about 2,600 inhabitants. It is best known as
Abu Simbel in 2017
The Abu Simbel temples
Psamtik II
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Psamtik II, known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus, was a king of the Saite-based Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt. His prenomen, Nefer-Ib-Re, means "Beautiful Heart Re." He was the so
Statue of Psamtik II, Louvre Museum
Psamtik II making an offering
Statue of Psamtik II. Musée Jacquemart-André
Psamtik II's victory stela from Kalabsha which records his campaign against Kush