Ramesses Research Paper
Ramesses II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt from 1279 B.C.E, to 1213 B.C.E. That was 66 Years! Ramesses was born in 1303 B.C.E, but sadly died in 1213 B.C.E. Since Ramesses II parent’s lived in the Nile Delta, he built a vast city which served as a base for campaigns in Asia. This city was called “Pi-Ramesse”, which means “House of Ramesses”. Ramesses II had lots of family member. His dad was Seti I, who was also a pharaoh, who ruled from 1290 B.C.E to 1279 B.C.E (11 years). His mother was Queen Tuya, and his sisters were Tia and Henutmire. Henutmire was also one of the wives of Ramesses II, along with Nebettawy (daughter), Nefertari, Meritamen (daughter), Maathorneferure, Bintanath (daughter),and Isetnofret.
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Two of his most famous structures were The Abu Simbel Temples and Ramesseum. The Abu Simbel Temples are two enormous, solid rock temples that are located in Abu Simbel, which is in Nubia (Southern Egypt). Ramesses II built these temples for the sun gods, Amon-Ra and Ra-Horakhty. These gods are just the god Ra in different forms. Ramesses II also had these temples cut into a face of a cliff. To reach the temple, you have climb a flight of stairs, and pass a terrace filled with statues of Ra in his many forms. Another famous monument is Ramesseum. Ramesseum is a memorial temple for Ramesses II located in Theban Necropolis, which is in Upper Egypt. At least half of this structure is in ruins, but is still admired by millions. On the outside of Ramesseum there are statues of Osiris, the God of Afterlife. Deeper into the monument large collapsed heads lay. You may think that these are worthless, but really they are master pieces. One of the colossal heads is called “The Young Memnon”, the other does not really have a name. These heads are about eight feet long and 6 feet wide, and are made out of granite. They weigh a whopping 14,500 pounds! Surprisingly, the greatest pharaoh in ancient Egypt had a simple and plain wooden sarcophagus, but inside that sarcophagus were many prized possessions. Ramesseum II was also buried with “The Book of the Dead”. This book was buried with pharaohs to help them reunite with Ra, the Sun God. Between the layers of linen, multiple amulets were placed. This teaches us to never judge a book by its cover, or in this case
Two of his most famous structures were The Abu Simbel Temples and Ramesseum. The Abu Simbel Temples are two enormous, solid rock temples that are located in Abu Simbel, which is in Nubia (Southern Egypt). Ramesses II built these temples for the sun gods, Amon-Ra and Ra-Horakhty. These gods are just the god Ra in different forms. Ramesses II also had these temples cut into a face of a cliff. To reach the temple, you have climb a flight of stairs, and pass a terrace filled with statues of Ra in his many forms. Another famous monument is Ramesseum. Ramesseum is a memorial temple for Ramesses II located in Theban Necropolis, which is in Upper Egypt. At least half of this structure is in ruins, but is still admired by millions. On the outside of Ramesseum there are statues of Osiris, the God of Afterlife. Deeper into the monument large collapsed heads lay. You may think that these are worthless, but really they are master pieces. One of the colossal heads is called “The Young Memnon”, the other does not really have a name. These heads are about eight feet long and 6 feet wide, and are made out of granite. They weigh a whopping 14,500 pounds! Surprisingly, the greatest pharaoh in ancient Egypt had a simple and plain wooden sarcophagus, but inside that sarcophagus were many prized possessions. Ramesseum II was also buried with “The Book of the Dead”. This book was buried with pharaohs to help them reunite with Ra, the Sun God. Between the layers of linen, multiple amulets were placed. This teaches us to never judge a book by its cover, or in this case