Each of the four statues of the king is accompanied statues of his wives, sons and daughters who appear in much smaller size beside his legs:
The leftmost statue (next to the seat of the second image of the king from the right) represents Queen Nefertari:
Ramses II is known to have had many wives, who bore him more than a hundred children, but foremost of all was Nefertari. She is found accompanying the king on many reliefs and statues. Her special place at the king's side is especially visible in Abu Simbel, where she is not only represented on the facade of the Great Temple itself, but where she also had her own sanctuary, the so-called Small Temple of Abu Simbel.
