Abu Simbel interior, Egypt. Construction of the temple complex started in approximately 1264 BCE and lasted for about 20 years, until 1244 BCE. Known as the "Temple of Ramesses, beloved by Amun" it was one of six rock temples erected in Nubia during the long reign of Ramesses II.
The goddess Sekhmet, daughter of Re, wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem is associated with the lioness and takes its attributes as dangerous power but also maternal instinct. Sekmet has the body of a woman and the head of a lioness. Nefertem Chapel at Abydos ~ by Paul Smit
Vase au nom du roi Ounas 2380 - 2350 avant J.-C., (5e dynastie) - albâtre | Site officiel du musée du Louvre. The bee and the sedge hieroglyph often stated that nesu-bity literally means "S/He of the Sedge and Bee" (Allen 1999). represents upper and lower Egypt combined (wikipedia).
