Menpehtyre Ramesses I (traditional English: Ramesses or Ramses) was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 19th dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the time-line of late 1292–1290 BC is frequently cited as well as 1295–1294 BC. While Ramesses I was the founder of the 19th dynasty, in reality his brief reign marked the transition between the reign of Horemheb who had stabilized Egypt in the late 18th dynasty and the rule of the powerful pharaohs of this dynasty, in particular his son Seti I and grandson Ramesses II, who would bring Egypt up to new heights of imperial power.
Origins
Originally called Pa-ra-mes-su, Ramesses I was of non-royal birth, being born into a noble military family from the Nile delta region, perhaps near the former Hyksos capital of Avaris. He was a son of a troop commander called Seti. His uncle Khaemwaset, an army officer married Tamwadjesy, the matron of the Harem of Amun, who was a relative of Huy, the viceroy of Kush, an important state post. This shows the high status of Ramesses' family. Ramesses I found favor with Horemheb, the last pharaoh of the tumultuous Eighteenth dynasty, who appointed the former as his Vizier. Ramesses also served as the High Priest of Amun– as such, he would have played an important role in the restoration of the old religion following the Amarnaheresy of a generation earlier, under Akhenaten.
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Dating back to 591 BC in Egypt, a Greek mercenary soldier carved the following phrase on the leg of a giant statue of Ramesses II.. “ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΕΛΘΟΝΤΟΣ ΕΣ ΕΛΕΦΑΝΤΙΝΑΝ ΨΑΜΑΤΙΧΟ. ΤΑΥΤΑ ΕΓΡΑΨΑΝ ΤΟΙ ΣΥΝ ΨΑΜΜΑΤΙΧΟ ΙΤΟΙ ΘΕΟΚΛΟΣ ... permits ... READ MORE.
The face of Ramesses II, or Ramesses the Great, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, has been meticulously reconstructed by scientists using advanced 3D modeling techniques ... Mummified skull of Ramesses II.
Ramesses II, who reigned in the 13th century BC, is known for his military victories and revolutionary building projects like the iconic Abu Simbel...Scientists say Ramesses II's had poor dental ...
Ramesses II ... “The cartouche dates back to its first usage, and contains Ramesses II’s throne name, Usermaatra ... lore of Ramesses II, also known as Ozymandias and one of Egypt’s most celebrated pharaohs.
An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team of archaeologists who analyzed the hieroglyphics on its side. Read more... .
Archaeologists from Sorbonne University have identified the original sarcophagus of Ramesses II, otherwise known as Ramesses the Great. Ramesses II was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty during the New Kingdom period.
An international team of archaeologists have unearthed the long-lost upper half of a statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II ... Ramesses II is one of the few Egyptian pharaohs known to non-experts in the Western world.
Missing half of Ramesses II statue unearthed after 96 years ... He unearthed the lower half of what could have been a colossal, 23-foot-tall statue of Ramesses II, one of the most illustrious pharaohs in the annals of Ancient Egyptian history.
A team co-led by a CU Boulder classics researcher has unearthed the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramesses II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly's "Ozymandias.".
In 1930, German archaeologist Günther Roeder unearthed the lower half of an enormous statue depicting pharaoh Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, ruler of Egypt some 12 centuries before the common era.
