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Grandad- Ramses I- coregency w/ Set I, but died after 16 mnths on throne, building project @ Karnak start. ... The main shrine in the Ramsesseum was dedicated to Amen, and Amen also featured in temples at Pre-Ramses, Abu Simbel and Memphis.
- Ptah sometimes referred to as Ramses “father”, he is honoured in memphis and Abu Simbel
- Re Ramses emphasised a close relationship to Re and other manifestations of the sun-god. ...
Building program
Per-Ramses- new capital in the northern Delta region, planned in Yr 2. ... Foreign & trad Egyptian gods worshipped, reflecting greater contact with foreign lands & the integration of culture
Luxor (yr 3)Ramses added a front court, front pylon and obelisks to the 18th Dynasty Luxor Temple. ... Here inscriptions are found of Kadesh and the Hymn to Ramses, and the temple was dedicated to Amen. ... According to Breasted, Ramses dedicated it to ‘his father Osiris’ and filled its treasury with ‘every costly stone, silver, gold in blocks. ... The great hypostyle hall begun by Seti I was completed. Ramses also built a wall around the whole 18th Dynasty complex. ... Hittite king had 17000 men, infantry and chariotry, ramses has 4 divisions of infantry, archers and chariotry (Rms led Amen). ... Hauran region of nthn Jordan, relief of Ramses making victory offering to local god. ...
Wilson… all too clear that he was a stupid and culpably inefficient general, … failed to gain his objective at Kadesh… he was personally courageous, and that he succeeded in reforming his army and leading Egypt back into good order… Blatant advertising was used to cover up the failure to attain past glories…His buildings attempted to impress by overpowering size, without concern for artistic quality…not content with over towering Egypt with his own tremendous building, Ramses II arrogantly used the monuments of his ancestors. ...
Modern interpretations of Ramses II
Kitchen In Egyptian history, the giant figure of ramses II dominates the 13th century BC. In the over all history of the ancient Near East of that day, …Ramses II was one of the major figures, with a more enduring and stable realm than any of his contemporaries…In war, the young king showed himself all too facile and impetuous at first, leading to the “debacle” at Kadesh.
Approximate Word count = 1773
Approximate Pages = 7.1
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