Ramesses II
Ramesses II had the Great Temple of Ramses built at Abu Simbel. In 2006, archaeologists found ruins underneath a market in Cairo, which could possibly be the largest temple built by Ramesses II.
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When
- First attested
- 1300 BCE
- Attested period
- -1300 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Reign of Ramesses II
Relationships
- parent of
- Bintanath, Khaemwaset
- co occurs with
- Ay, Horemheb, Ramesses I, Seti I, Akhenaten, Tutankhamen, Senusret I, Khyan, Userkaf, Niuserre
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Great Temple of Ramses at Abu Simbel, and complexes built by the Fifth Dynasty, of which only two examples survive, that of Userkaf and of Niuserre. The Fifth Dynasty temples usually had three components, a main temple building at a higher elevation, accessed by a causeway, from a much smaller entrance building. In 2006, archaeologists found ruins underneath a market in Cairo, which could possibly be the largest temple built by Ramesses II.”
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“These were later usurped by Ramesses II.”
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“Senusret I and on a cylinder seal of Hyksos king Khyan. It was also reused by Ramesses II.”
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