Pi-Ramesses
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Pi-Ramesses was a major royal city in the Nile Delta that served as the principal residence and power center of Ramesses II during Egypt’s New Kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
→
archaeological site → royal residence → |
| archaeologicalStatus |
partly excavated
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| associatedWithPharaoh |
Merenptah
NERFINISHED
→
Ramesses II NERFINISHED → Ramesses III NERFINISHED → |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
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|
| declineReason |
branch of Nile silted up
→
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| era |
Late Bronze Age
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| foundedBy |
Ramesses II
NERFINISHED
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| function |
chariotry center
→
military base → religious center → royal palace complex → |
| hadTempleDedicatedTo |
Amun
→
Ptah → Ra → Seth → |
| hasAlternativeName |
House of Ramesses
NERFINISHED
→
Per-Rameses NERFINISHED → Per-Ramesses NERFINISHED → Pi-Ramesse → |
| knownFor |
extensive stables
→
large palace complexes → military installations → monumental temples → |
| languageUsed |
Ancient Egyptian
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| locatedIn |
Nile Delta
→
eastern Nile Delta → |
| materialReusedAt |
Tanis
→
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| modernCountry |
Egypt
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|
| namedAfter |
Ramesses II
NERFINISHED
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| near |
Avaris
→
Tell el-Dab'a → modern Qantir → |
| partOf |
Ramesside period
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| precededBy |
Avaris
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|
| region |
Lower Egypt
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| servedAs |
administrative center of Ramesses II
→
military center of Ramesses II → political center of Ramesses II → principal residence of Ramesses II → royal capital of Egypt → |
| timePeriod |
19th Dynasty of Egypt
→
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED → |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
→
hieratic → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ramesses II
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|
built |
|
Pharaonic Egypt
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capital |
|
Ramesses II
→
|
capitalCity |
|
Ramesses II
→
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deathPlace |
|
New Kingdom of Egypt
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hasCapital |
|
Ramesses II with royal family
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typicalLocation |