Finally, the king's tomb, symbolizing his passage to the next world. Ramses II also built a second city dedicated to his personal patron, Atum, called Per Atum. The king as a builder is evoked through large photographic panels with, for example, the temple of Abu Simbel. The king as an intercessor between gods and men, responsible for the balance of the world. First, the warrior king, with the re-enactment of the battle of Qadesh (circa 1274 BC) against the Hittites, which ended in a sort of draw but which Ramses II, as a gifted propagandist, transformed into a total success by the tale he told. The experience checks off all the boxes the public expects to see at an event of this kind. The narrative to the exhibition is also deliberately minimalist. It's clear that the name of Ramses has over time acquired quasi-mythical connotation, that the character has become an archetype, and that the number is unnecessary.
And in 1976, France received his mummy with the honors due to an alive head of state. Hollywood, in the Ten Commandments, made him the pharaoh of the Exodus. The Greeks made him a legend by superimposing his figure on those of Sesostris I and III, two great rulers of the Middle Kingdom. In the New Kingdom, she continued "Ramses II set the absolute standard for subsequent rulers," many of whom took his name, since there are eleven Ramses in the long list of pharaohs of ancient Egypt.īorn around 1305 BC and died around 1213 BC, Ramses II is THE pharaoh, the one with the most records: the longest reign (67 years), a hundred children, a string of monuments. Why just "Ramses" and not "Ramses II," the royal star of the event? "Eternity has a name, it's Ramses," replied Bénédicte Lhoyer, scientific adviser of the exhibition. There is a subtle aspect of the exhibition's title "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs," which opens Friday, April 7, at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. Subscribers only The sarcophagus of the pharaoh Ramses II, on display at the Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, April 6, 2023. Ramesses was the son of Seti I and Queen Tuya and accompanied his father on military campaigns in Libya and Palestine at the age of 14. 'Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs,' which runs at the Grande Halle de la Villette until September 6, presents works never before seen in France.īy Pierre Barthélémy Published on April 7, 2023, at 4:24 am (Paris), updated on April 7, 2023, at 6:29 pm Over the course of their marriage, they had at least four sons and two daughters, and possibly more, although historians have uncertain evidence of children beyond the six who are clearly mentioned in documents and on carvings.Ramses takes over Paris in exhibition exploring the great pharaoh's kingdom At some point prior to this, he married his future queen consort, Nefertari.
Most likely, Ramses II came to the throne in 1279 BC, when he was approximately 24 years old. Author of Egypt: From the Inception of the Nineteenth Dynasty to the Death of Ramesses. His father was Seti I, the second pharaoh of the 19 th Dynasty, founded by Ramses I, the grandfather of Ramses II. Fellow of University College, London Lecturer in Ancient Egyptian, University College, University of London, 195567. His exact year of birth is not confirmed but is widely believed to be 1303 BC. Little is known about Ramses’ early life. Children: Amun-her-khepsef, Ramses, Meritamen, Bintanath, Pareherwenemef, Merneptah (future Pharaoh), and others.Prominent Spouses: Nefertari (died circa 1255 BC), Isetnofret.Known For: The longest-reigning pharaoh in history, Ramses II's reign defined the New Kingdom era of Egypt as one of conquest, expansion, building, and culture.
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Full Name: Ramses II (alternative spelling Ramesses II).
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