Ramesses loved by Ptah : the history of a colossal royal statue / Susanna Thomas.
""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, engaging...
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Language: | English |
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Cairo ; New York :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2022.
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Physical Description: | xi, 127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
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.