Ramesses II with royal family

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ancient Egyptian royal representation artistic motif iconographic theme

Ramesses II with royal family refers to artistic depictions of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II together with his principal wives and children, emphasizing his dynastic power and divine kingship.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Egyptian royal family 1
royal family of Ramesses II 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal representation ⓘ
artistic motif ⓘ
iconographic theme ⓘ
associatedWith divine kingship ⓘ
dynastic legitimacy ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ
depicts Ramesses II ⓘ
children of Ramesses II ⓘ
principal wives of Ramesses II ⓘ
Ramesses II with royal family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: royal family of Ramesses II
emphasizes Ramesses II as father of many heirs ⓘ
connection between king and gods ⓘ
continuity of royal line ⓘ
pharaonic authority ⓘ
featuresFigure Amun-her-khepeshef ⓘ
Bintanath ⓘ
Isetnofret ⓘ
Khaemwaset ⓘ
Meryatum ⓘ
Nefertari ⓘ
other royal sons of Ramesses II ⓘ
royal daughters of Ramesses II ⓘ
foundIn interior sanctuary walls ⓘ
reliefs on temple façades ⓘ
statue bases and pedestals ⓘ
function commemoration of royal offspring ⓘ
religious legitimation of the king ⓘ
visual assertion of dynastic power ⓘ
hasContext Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: 19th Dynasty of Egypt

New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: New Kingdom Egypt
iconographicElement cartouches of Ramesses II ⓘ
divine symbols such as the ankh ⓘ
royal crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
scepters and crook-and-flail ⓘ
relatedTo cult of Ramesses II ⓘ
state temples of Ramesses II ⓘ
timePeriod 13th century BCE ⓘ
typicalLocation Abu Simbel temples ⓘ
surface form: Abu Simbel

Luxor Temple ⓘ
Pi-Ramesses ⓘ
Ramesseum ⓘ
typicalMedium colossal sculpture base relief ⓘ
rock-cut relief ⓘ
statue group ⓘ
temple relief ⓘ
usesConvention frontal royal pose ⓘ
hierarchical scale ⓘ
smaller scale for wives and children ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ramesses II with royal family → depicts → Ramesses II with royal family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal family of Ramesses II
Temple of Derr → hasDepictionOf → Ramesses II with royal family ⓘ
Montaza Palace → ownedBy → Ramesses II with royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Egyptian royal family