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The Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II had a large number of children: between 48 and 50 sons, and 40 to 53 daughters [1] – whom he had depicted on several monuments. Ramesses apparently made no distinctions between the offspring of his first two principal wives, Nefertari and Isetnofret . [ 2 ]
On the south wall of the Beit el-Wali temple, Ramesses II is depicted charging into battle against tribes south of Egypt in a war chariot, while his two young sons, Amun-her-khepsef and Khaemwaset, are shown behind him, also in war chariots.
Ramses II's thirteenth son, Merneptah, succeeded him after his death. Merneptah was already in his sixties when he ascended to the throne, having spent much of his life serving his father in various military and administrative roles.
Feb 16, 2023 · By the time Ramses II died in 1213 B.C., he was around 90 years old and had outlived many of these sons. Amenherkhepshef, Ramses’ oldest son and crown prince, died when he was 25 years old.
- Ramesses The Great
- KV5 in The Valley of The Kings
- KV5 Rediscovered in Modern Times
- Flood Damage
- Excavating
- Burials of Ramesses II's Sons in KV5
- The Treasure Is Knowledge
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Did you know that Pharaoh Ramesses II carved a vast tomb for his sons in the Valley of the Kings? Ancient Egypt in the 19th dynasty was at the height of its power and riches, with a mighty empire that stretched from Nubia in the south and across a large swathe of the Middle East to the north. And it was during this period of Egypt’s New Kingdom tha...
KV5 is located in the main branch of the Valley of the Kings, close to that of Tutankhamunand other Armana-period tombs. It is thought that KV5 was originally an 18th dynasty tomb that Ramesses II had taken over and extended to accommodate the mummies and funerary equipment of some of his sons. The tomb was robbed in antiquity and is possibly the t...
The entrance to KV5 was once again lost but was uncovered in 1902 by Howard Carter, who would go on to discover the almost intact tomb of Tutankhamun when he was working in the Valley of the Kings for Theodore Davis. Carter believed it to be the entrance to a small, undecorated tomb that had little significance, so he did not pursue the excavation ...
Far from being a small, historically insignificant tomb, KV5 was going to prove to be the largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings and also one of the most unusual in style and layout. Although excavations are far from over, 121 corridors and chambers have so far been found, and as KV5 seems to have some bilaterally symmetrical sections, there could...
The major works of the excavators have been to clear KV5 from the debris swept in by the floods, and also undertake essential engineering work to strengthen the walls and ceiling. There have also been thousands of fragments of objects found that need to be recovered and conserved to protect them from further damage. Work is also undertaken to see i...
So far no elaborately wrapped mummies or golden treasure have been found, but there have been some skulls and skeletal remains discovered. Identification of these remains are difficult without them having specific inscriptions associated with them, but DNA may be able to show where they fit in the family tree, as they could be compared with DNA fro...
KV5 may not have given us the gold treasures, gilded coffins and vibrant wall paintings that have been discovered in some other tombs in the Valley of the Kings, but it is a tomb that is unique in the long history of Ancient Egypt. It was built on a scale that had never before been seen in the Valley of the Kings, and never before had a pharaoh ord...
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Oct 13, 2020 · Regarded by many historians and Egyptologists as one of ancient Egypt’s most outstanding propagandists and diplomats, Ramesses II was a 19th-dynasty pharaoh who reigned from around 1279 to 1213 BC. His over six-decade reign also makes him one of the longest-reigning rulers of ancient Egypt.
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Sep 23, 2024 · Ramses II was thethird king of the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt whose reign (1279-1213 BCE) was the second longest in Egyptian history. In addition to his wars with the Hittites and Libyans, he is known for his extensive building programs and the colossal statues of him found all over Egypt.
