Ramesses loved by Ptah : the history of a colossal royal statue /

Ramesses loved by Ptah : the history of a colossal royal statue /

""King Ramesses II ruled Egypt for an extraordinary sixty-six years (1279-1213 BC) during the Nineteenth Dynasty. A great warrior and lavish builder, he fathered dozens of children and is widely regarded as the most celebrated and powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom. This wonderfully clear...

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Main Author: Thomas, Susanna, 1966- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022.

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Ramses > II, > King of Egypt > Statues > Egypt > Memphis (Extinct city)
Memphis (Extinct city) > Antiquities.

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Call Number: DT73 .M5 T43 2022

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical Background
  • Egyptian Statues
  • Royal Statue Cults
  • Memphis and the Temple of Ptah
  • Discovery of the GEM Statue
  • Loved by Ptah
  • Ramesses's Children
  • Additions by Ramesses IV.