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Ramesses II in the Tree of Life
Image by Olaf Tausch

Ramesses II in the Tree of Life

A depiction of Ramesses II in the sacred Tree of Life before Ptah and Sekhmet, with Thoth behind him. Relief on the north wall of the second pillared hall in the Temple of Derr on Lake Nasser, Egypt. The Temple of Derr is a rock-cut temple...
Ramesses II Offering to Khnum
Image by Carole Raddato

Ramesses II Offering to Khnum

Wall relief of Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE) presenting vases of wine to Khnum, the god of the source of the Nile. From the inner part of the Temple of Beit el-Wali, a rock-cut temple in Nubia built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to...
Ramesses II Statue
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Ramesses II Statue

Upper part of a seated granite statue of Ramesses II of Egypt (c. 1270 BCE). It was found in the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the Ramesseum in western Thebes. The granite is naturally two-coloured: The darker bottom colour was deliberately...
Ramesses II from Gerf Hussein
Image by Carole Raddato

Ramesses II from Gerf Hussein

Statue of Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE), one of several such figures that acted as pillars in the forecourt of the temple of Gerf Hussein in Nubia. The temple, dedicated to Ptah and Hathor and built by Setau, Viceroy of Nubia, consisted...
Ramesses II Relief
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Ramesses II Relief

This sandstone temple wall relief depicts the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II praying. From Memphis, New Kingdom of Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany.
Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua
Image by Carole Raddato

Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua

Relief in the Wadi es-Sebua temple depicting Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE) making an offering to the gods. Approached by an avenue of sphinxes, the Wadi es-Sebua temple was built during the reign of Ramesses II and dedicated to Amun-Ra...
Ramesses III and the God Amun
Image by James Blake Wiener

Ramesses III and the God Amun

On this stone stele made around c. 1150 BCE, one can see Ramesses III (r. 1186–1155 BCE) making an offering the god Amun. Ramesses III is considered by many historians and archaeologists to be the last great ruler of Egypt from the New Kingdom...
The Battle of Kadesh & the First Peace Treaty
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Battle of Kadesh & the First Peace Treaty

Ramesses II (The Great, 1279-1213 BCE) ruled Egypt for 67 years and, today, the Egyptian landscape still bears testimony to the prosperity of his reign in the many temples and monuments he had built in honor of his conquests and accomplishments...
Ramesses II, Abu Simbel
Image by Steve F-E-Cameron

Ramesses II, Abu Simbel

Four colossal statues of Ramesses II flank the entrance of his temple Abu Simbel.
Ramesses II at The Battle of Kadesh
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Ramesses II at The Battle of Kadesh

In 1274 BCE, Ramesses II (The Great) of Egypt led his forces against the Hittite army, under King Muwatalli II, at The Battle of Kadesh. Both sides claimed victory and the conflict resulted in the world's first peace treaty, The Treaty of...
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