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Relief of Amun-Ra, Valley of the Kings
Ra and Amun were eventually combined into the deity Amun-Ra, whose role was of central importance in Egyptian religion. As Amun-Ra, he appeared as a man with the solar-disk of Ra upon his head. Pictured: a relief depicting the fusion deity Amun-Ra, from the Tomb of Ramesses IX (r. 1129–1111 BCE) in the Valley of the Kings. Thebes, Egypt.