state temples of Ramesses II

E359110

New Kingdom monuments ancient Egyptian religious architecture group of temples

The state temples of Ramesses II are monumental New Kingdom Egyptian sanctuaries, including sites like Abu Simbel and the Ramesseum, built to glorify the pharaoh’s divine kingship and military achievements.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
state temples of Ramesses II canonical	2
temples of Ramesses II	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Kingdom monuments ⓘ ancient Egyptian religious architecture ⓘ group of temples ⓘ
architecturalStyle	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ
builtFor	imperial control over Nubia ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ
country	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
culturalSignificance	expression of Ramesside royal ideology ⓘ major monuments of ancient Egyptian art ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amun ⓘ Ptah ⓘ Ra-Horakhty ⓘ Ramesses II ⓘ various Egyptian deities ⓘ
depicts	Battle of Kadesh ⓘ Ramesses II smiting enemies ⓘ battle scenes ⓘ offerings to the gods ⓘ
features	colossal statues of Ramesses II ⓘ hypostyle halls ⓘ pylons ⓘ relief inscriptions ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ
hasPart	Abu Simbel temples ⓘ surface form: Abu Simbel Abu Simbel temples ⓘ surface form: Great Temple of Abu Simbel Luxor Temple additions of Ramesses II ⓘ Ramesseum ⓘ Abu Simbel temples ⓘ surface form: Small Temple of Abu Simbel Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Aksha ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Beit el-Wali ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Derr ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Gerf Hussein ⓘ Temple of Ra at Heliopolis ⓘ surface form: Temple of Ramesses II at Heliopolis Temple of Ramesses II at Karnak ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Memphis ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Pi-Ramesses ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Qasr Ibrim ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ Temple of Ramesses II at el-Maharraqa ⓘ
locatedInReignOf	Ramesses II ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
namedAfter	Ramesses II ⓘ
purpose	commemoration of military victories ⓘ glorification of royal power ⓘ promotion of divine kingship ideology ⓘ cult of Ramesses II ⓘ surface form: state cult of Ramesses II

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramesses II with royal family → relatedTo → state temples of Ramesses II ⓘ

Usermaatre Setepenre → usedInCulticContext → state temples of Ramesses II ⓘ

cult of Ramesses II → practicedAt → state temples of Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: temples of Ramesses II

reliefs of Ramesses II → locatedIn → state temples of Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: temples of Ramesses II