The Great Statue of Princess Merit Amon "Habiba Amun" - the fourth daughter of King Rameses II of his wife Queen Nefertari. She was also considered the priestess of the goddess Hathor.
The statue of Merit Amoun or the Bride, as the people of Akhmim call it, is adorned with a statue of one of the most beautiful statues of its ancient Egyptian body. The visitor has only a glimpse of her charm and pharaonic beauty, where she finds her most beautiful in her temple, surrounded by priests.
The limestone statue was discovered in 1981 and is 13 meters high. It weighs 31 tons and is one of the most beautiful of the Ramses era.
The princess is dressed in wigs with three wreaths in length, blue in color, held by a double braid that ends with two beads, each wearing a crown, symbolizing the sea and tribal faces. Merit Amun heads a round base surrounded by a frame of snakes crowned with sun disks. It has a drawing for the sun disk and two blades above. "
When the statue of the princess was found, the lower part of it was not found, from the legs to the feet, and the qa'dah was also fragmented, not carrying its body. A new base was created, through restoration and the completion of the missing part. Where there is a pattern of two round beads, a wide necklace with multiple branches of gems and bracelets, as well as some roses that adorn the chest, and holding a necklace in her hand representing the "immunity".
According to the studies of one of the missions of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the bottom of this area and the neighboring tombs, Pharaonic temple imitates Karnak temple and a complete archaeological city.
There are those who say that the city has been covered three times in history, and each layer has a story of civilization, and it is filled with many antiques, in addition to the spread of rumors about the treasures of the city.

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