Amun division
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The Amun division was one of the principal field formations of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, notably serving under Ramesses II during major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom Egyptian army formation
ⓘ
field division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBattleOfKadeshParticipation | c. 1274 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | royal camp of Ramesses II at Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCapital | Thebes (through the god Amun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguageScript | hieroglyphic Egyptian (in official records) ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Ptah division
ⓘ
Ra division ⓘ Sutekh division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| era | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
offensive field operations
ⓘ
royal bodyguard role in campaign ⓘ |
| garrisonOrBase | Pi-Ramesses (during Ramesses II’s reign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | chariot and infantry division ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontline combat formation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramesses II’s field army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Bulletin of Kadesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kadesh inscriptions of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ Poem of Pentaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeStatus | principal division of the Egyptian field army ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfKadesh | principal Egyptian field division ⓘ |
| timePeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Syrian campaigns of Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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