![]() Strategically, however, the result was a defeat for the Egyptians, Although neither side could claim victory, Ramses never ceased to boast on his monuments of his own part in the battle. During the course of this offensive, Ramses at Qadesh fought the greatest battle of his career. In year 5 he launched a major attack on the Hittite Empire from his base in northern Palestine and Phoenicia. An inscription of year 4 of his reign, at the Nahr el-Kalb near Beirut, records his first Asiatic campaign. The outstanding feature of Ramses II's reign was his protracted struggle with the Hittites. The situation of the residence in this area was convenient for a pharaoh so concerned with events in Palestine and Syria. Its site is still a matter of debate various scholars have identified it with the cities of Tanis and Qantir in the eastern half of the Delta. Ramses' royal residence, known as Per-Ramesse, the "House of Ramses," was situated in the Delta. Early in his reign he undertook the task of securing an adequate water supply for the gold-mining expeditions to and from the Wadi el-Allaqi in Lower Nubia. During the last years of Seti I the reins of government had slackened, and the first 3 years of Ramses' reign seem to have been occupied with setting in order the internal affairs of Egypt. Prior to his accession as sole ruler in 1304 B.C., Ramses had been coregent with his father. Ramses, or Ramesses, was the son of Seti I. ![]() A great warrior, he was also the builder of some of Egypt's most famous monuments. Like Tutankhamun, he has become immortal,” said Lhoyer.Ramses II (reigned 1304-1237 B.C.) was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. The new exhibition at the Grande Halle de la Villette promises to be even more popular, organisers said Thursday, with 145,000 tickets already sold, significantly higher than the pre-opening numbers for Tutankhamun. Egyptian relics have proved a hit in the past - some 1.4 million people came to see an exhibition about Tutankhamun in Paris four years ago. The immersive exhibition in Paris also features an abundance of statues, masks and jewellery from the period - more than 180 objects in total - as well as a 3D recreation of one of the king’s battles against the Hittite empire. A photograph shows the Gilded Wooden Mask from the sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Amenemope displayed on the opening day of the exhibition titled “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” (Ramses et l’or des pharaons) at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. Its final resting place was discovered almost three millenia later in 1881, just as it too was being pillaged. ![]() Inscriptions on the sarcophagus’ sides detail how his body was moved three times from 1070 BC, after his tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings was raided by grave-robbers. The yellow-painted cedar-wood sarcophagus, which depicts the recumbent king in bright colours with his arms crossed on his chest holding a sceptre and whip, was not actually Ramses II’s original coffin. France has 54 antiquities teams working in Egypt, an official said - the most of the 25 countries who currently have research teams there. ![]() “In short, he was an extraordinary king,” said Lhoyer. Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great, ruled for more than 60 years during the 13th century BC and oversaw major military conquests and monumental construction projects, while also finding time to father more than 100 children. The mummy itself has stayed behind this time, since Egyptian law now forbids transporting royal mummies abroad. The Ramses II exhibition is on a tour that includes the United States and Australia, but only France is receiving the sarcophagus, in recognition of the assistance from French scientists who helped save the mummy from decay following a previous visit to Paris in 1976. Benedicte Lhoyer, scientific advisor to the exhibition, told AFP the “exceptional” loan was thanks to “an unprecedented cooperation between France and Egypt”. The ornate coffin will be on show to the public in the French capital from April 7 to September 6. The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II was unveiled to reporters in Paris on Thursday following its rare journey outside of Egypt. ![]()
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