This is the frieze that crowns the facade of the temple. It contains a row of baboons, a register with Ramses' royal cartouches enclosed by royal cobras, and a register with a hieroglyphic text giving the king's royals names and titles:

 



 
 
 
 

The baboons are shown with their hands raised in adoration of the (rising) sun. The Ancient Egyptians believed baboons played a role in helping the sun god Ra defeat the nightly darkness.

 



 
 
 

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