Ramesses II

E72895

19th Dynasty pharaoh ancient Egyptian pharaoh human monarch

Ramesses II was a powerful 19th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, renowned for his extensive building projects, military campaigns, and exceptionally long reign.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Ramesses II canonical	103
Ramses II	4
Prince Ramesses	3
Ramesses	3
Ramesses II (deified)	2
Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty	2
reign of Ramesses II	2
Pharaoh Rameses II (in the film)	1
Pharaoh Ramesses II	1
Pharaoh Ramses II	1
Ra-messes mery-Amun (Ramesses II)	1
Rameses	1
Rameses II	1
Rameses II (as depicted in film)	1
Ramesses II (in statues and reliefs)	1
Ramesses II (time period)	1
Ramesses the Great	1
Usermaatre Setepenre Ramesses II	1
deified Ramesses II	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th Dynasty pharaoh ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ozymandias ⓘ Ramesses II ⓘ surface form: Ramesses the Great Ramesses II ⓘ surface form: Ramses II Usermaatre Setepenre ⓘ
birthDate	circa 1303 BC ⓘ
birthName	Ramesses II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ramesses
built	Abu Simbel temples ⓘ Pi-Ramesses ⓘ Ramesseum ⓘ additions to Karnak Temple ⓘ additions to Luxor Temple ⓘ
burialPlace	Valley of the Kings ⓘ
capitalCity	Pi-Ramesses ⓘ
child	Amun-her-khepeshef ⓘ Bintanath ⓘ Khaemwaset ⓘ Meritamen ⓘ Merneptah ⓘ
culturalInfluence	inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem "Ozymandias" ⓘ
deathDate	1213 BC ⓘ
deathPlace	Pi-Ramesses ⓘ
depictedAs	divine ruler ⓘ warrior king ⓘ
dynasty	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
era	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
father	Seti I ⓘ
house	Ramesseum ⓘ surface form: House of Ramesses
knownFor	Battle of Kadesh ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ first recorded peace treaty ⓘ long reign ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ
legacy	considered one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs ⓘ
militaryCampaign	campaigns in Canaan ⓘ campaigns in Nubia ⓘ campaigns in Syria ⓘ
mother	Tuya ⓘ
mummyDiscoveredAt	Deir el-Bahri ⓘ surface form: Deir el-Bahari cache (TT320)
notableBattle	Battle of Kadesh ⓘ
numberOfChildren	over 100 ⓘ
originalTomb	KV7 ⓘ
predecessor	Seti I ⓘ
reignDuration	66 years ⓘ
reignEnd	1213 BC ⓘ
reignStart	1279 BC ⓘ
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
royalPrenomen	Usermaatre Setepenre ⓘ
spouse	Bintanath ⓘ Isetnofret ⓘ Maathorneferure ⓘ Meritamen ⓘ Nefertari ⓘ
successor	Merneptah ⓘ
title	Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
treatyWith	Hattusili III ⓘ

Referenced by (131)

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

Temple of Derr → builtDuringReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Derr → builder → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Derr → hasDepictionOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty

Pharaonic Egypt → majorPharaoh → Ramesses II ⓘ

Abu Simbel temples → builtBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Abu Simbel temples → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

The Ten Commandments (1956 film) → character → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rameses II

Temple of Beit el-Wali → builtDuringReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Beit el-Wali → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramses Station, Cairo → namedAfter → Ramesses II ⓘ

Thebes → associatedWithPharaoh → Ramesses II ⓘ

subject surface form: Thebes (Egypt)

this entity surface form: Ramses II

New Kingdom of Egypt → hasNotableRuler → Ramesses II ⓘ

The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) → featuresCartouchesOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) → reinscribedUnder → Ramesses II ⓘ

Wadi es-Sebua → associatedWithPharaoh → Ramesses II ⓘ

Wadi es-Sebua → builtDuringReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Wadi es-Sebua → laterAlteredBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Amada → hasInscriptionFromReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramesses II → alsoKnownAs → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramses II

Ramesses II → alsoKnownAs → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramesses the Great

Ramesses II → birthName → Ramesses II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramesses

Ramesses II with royal family → depicts → Ramesses II ⓘ

Derr, Lower Nubia → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Derr

Derr, Lower Nubia → builtBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Derr

Derr, Lower Nubia → associatedWith → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → builtBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → commissionedBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramesses II (deified)

Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → hasReliefDepicting → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramesses II before Ra-Horakhty

Valley of the Kings → hasBurialOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae → associatedWith → Ramesses II ⓘ

Pi-Ramesses → namedAfter → Ramesses II ⓘ

Pi-Ramesses → foundedBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Pi-Ramesses → associatedWithPharaoh → Ramesses II ⓘ

Waset → notableRulerAssociated → Ramesses II ⓘ

Luxor Temple → expandedBy → Ramesses II ⓘ

Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt → notableRuler → Ramesses II ⓘ

Obelisk of Luxor → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

Obelisk of Luxor → builtDuringReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Obelisk of Luxor → inscriptionsHonor → Ramesses II ⓘ

Gerf Hussein → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

Gerf Hussein → builder → Ramesses II ⓘ

Gerf Hussein → hasColossiOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramesseum → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramesseum → builtFor → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramesseum → builder → Ramesses II ⓘ

Ramesseum → constructionStartedInReignOf → Ramesses II ⓘ

Nefretiri → loyalTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pharaoh Rameses II (in the film)

Nefretiri → associatedWith → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rameses II (as depicted in film)

Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari → dedicatedTo → Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ramses II