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Ramesses II (variously transliterated as "Rameses" (/ˈræməsiːz/) or "Ramses" (/ˈræmsiːz/ or /ˈræmziːz/); born c. 1303 BC; died July or August 1213 BC; reigned 1279–1213 BC), also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire. His successors and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor". Ramesses II led several military expeditions into the Levant, reasserting Egyptian control over Canaan. He also led expeditions to the south, into Nubia, commemorated in inscriptions at Beit el-Wali and Gerf Hussein.
At age fourteen, Ramesses was appointed Prince Regent by his father Seti I. He is believed to have taken the throne in his late teens and is known to have ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC. Estimates of his age at death vary; 90 or 91 is considered most likely. Ramesses II celebrated an unprecedented 14 sed festivals (the first held after thirty years of a pharaoh's reign, and then every three years) during his reign—more than any other pharaoh. On his death, he was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings; his body was later moved to a royal cache where it was discovered in 1881, and is now on display in the Cairo Museum.
http://www.panoramas.dk/2008/flash/valley-of-the-kings.html The Valley of the Kings in Luxor is one of the most visited tourist site in Egypt.. The tomb of Ramses IV is one of the best preserved. It is is almost intact and with large decorations with scenes from the Litany of Ra, Book of Caverns, Book of the Dead, Book of Amduat and the Book of the Heaven. The panorama is from the burial chamber with the sarcophagus painted with scenes from the Book of the Gates and the Amduat. Thank you to Ashley for sharing this website. Her page- heartcenter333 - https://plus.google.com/u/0/116183950465086333442/posts Photo by David Firestone http://www.corporationwiki.com/Colorado/Colorado-Springs/david-r-firestone/28641145.aspx Music = Poisoned Princess by Media Right Productions http://www.pan...
About 3,000 years after its creation, the tomb, located in East Valley of the Kings in Thebes, Egypt, retains its extraordinary beauty.
The Book of Caverns is a funerary text based on the underworld from the 20th dynasty(1187 to 1064 BC). It emphasizes the failures and rewards of those in judgement in the afterlife. It is one of our best sources on the ancient Egyptian concept of Hell. The almost complete text covers the walls and chambers of Ramesses VI (KV9) in the Valley of the Kings. Links below. Music - Grass by Silent Partner Google Earth Images by Mohamed Attef http://www.360cities.net/profile/attef and Salma ElDardiry http://www.360cities.net/profile/salma http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/caverns.htm
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