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Ramesses was an Ancient Egypt
ian prince, the eldest son of Pharaoh Ramesses II
and Queen Isetnofret
.
and Queen Isetnofret
. He had at least two sister and two brothers. His sister Bintanath
was elevated to the position of great royal wife later in the reign of Ramesses II and played an important role at court. A sister named Isetnofret after their mother may have married her brother Merneptah
and been his queen. His known younger brothers are Khaemwaset and Merneptah
. Ramesses is listed on several monuments with his younger brothers Khaemwaset and Merenptah. He appears as the second princes in the list of procession of Ramesses' sons.
after Amun-her-khepeshef
(son of Queen Nefertari
).
He is attested in numerous inscriptions including the Egyptian 'triumph' scenes after the Battle of Kadesh
. Ramesses bears the titles Royal scribe, Generalissimo and bodily King's Son beloved of him, and is showm presenting the "Maryannu-warriors of the despicable Naharina" to the gods as spoils of war. In scenes from the battle of Qode in year 10 at Luxor, the princes Amun-her-khepeshef
, Ramesses, Pareherwenemef
and Khaemwaset are shown leading prisoners before their father the king.
Ramesses is depicted as just one of two princes depicted by the colossi of Ramesses II
in front of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. He appears in front of the colossus to the north of the entrance. Prince Ramesses is said to be the Royal Scribe and first Generalissimo of His Majesty, Bodily King's Son (of his body).
Ramesses served as the heir to the Egyptian throne from around Year 25 to Year 50 of his father's reign. He succeeded his older half-brother Amun-her-khepeshef
as heir to the throne after his death.
Prince Ramesses is also attested in Saqqara. He must have participated in some of the ceremonies for the Apis bulls, when his brother Khaemwaset was first sem-priest of Ptah and later High Priest of Ptah in Memphis. The King's Son and Generalissimo Ramesses donated a votive statue for one of the Apis burials sometime between years 16 and 30 of his father's reign.
Prince Ramesses is depicted in the Speos of West Silsila on a royal family stela dating to ca. year 30, and on a family stela from Aswan. On these stela he is accompanied by his parents and his brothers and sister. Ramesses and Khaemwaset together appear on a statue group with their mother Queen Isetnofret
which is now in the Louvre (Louvre 2272).
in the Valley of the Kings. His brother Khaemwaset succeeded him to become Egypt's new crown-prince in his place. Khaemwaset was the fourth son of Ramesses II; the third, Pareherwenemef
died earlier.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian prince, the eldest son of Pharaoh Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
and Queen Isetnofret
Isetnofret
Isetnofret was one of the Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II and was the mother of his heir, Merneptah...
.
Family
Ramesses was the eldest son of Ramesses IIRamesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
and Queen Isetnofret
Isetnofret
Isetnofret was one of the Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II and was the mother of his heir, Merneptah...
. He had at least two sister and two brothers. His sister Bintanath
Bintanath
Bintanath was the firstborn daughter and later Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II.-Family:Bintanath was likely born during the reign of her grandfather Seti I. Her mother was Isetnofret, one of the two most prominent wives of Ramesses II...
was elevated to the position of great royal wife later in the reign of Ramesses II and played an important role at court. A sister named Isetnofret after their mother may have married her brother Merneptah
Merneptah
Merneptah was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years between late July or early August 1213 and May 2, 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records...
and been his queen. His known younger brothers are Khaemwaset and Merneptah
Merneptah
Merneptah was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years between late July or early August 1213 and May 2, 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records...
. Ramesses is listed on several monuments with his younger brothers Khaemwaset and Merenptah. He appears as the second princes in the list of procession of Ramesses' sons.
Life
Ramesses was born during the reign of his grandfather Sethi I. He was the second son of Ramesses IIRamesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
after Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef or Amonhirkhopshef or Amun-her-wenemef was the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari.-Name:...
(son of Queen Nefertari
Nefertari
Nefertari also known as Nefertari Merytmut was one of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great. Nefertari means 'Beautiful Companion' and Meritmut means 'Beloved of [the Goddess] Mut'. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, next to Cleopatra, Nefertiti and Hatshepsut...
).
He is attested in numerous inscriptions including the Egyptian 'triumph' scenes after the Battle of Kadesh
Battle of Kadesh
The Battle of Kadesh took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic....
. Ramesses bears the titles Royal scribe, Generalissimo and bodily King's Son beloved of him, and is showm presenting the "Maryannu-warriors of the despicable Naharina" to the gods as spoils of war. In scenes from the battle of Qode in year 10 at Luxor, the princes Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef or Amonhirkhopshef or Amun-her-wenemef was the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari.-Name:...
, Ramesses, Pareherwenemef
Pareherwenemef
Pareherwenemef was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 19th dynasty, the third son of pharaoh Ramesses II, the second by Queen Nefertari.-Family:...
and Khaemwaset are shown leading prisoners before their father the king.
Ramesses is depicted as just one of two princes depicted by the colossi of Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
in front of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. He appears in front of the colossus to the north of the entrance. Prince Ramesses is said to be the Royal Scribe and first Generalissimo of His Majesty, Bodily King's Son (of his body).
Ramesses served as the heir to the Egyptian throne from around Year 25 to Year 50 of his father's reign. He succeeded his older half-brother Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef
Amun-her-khepeshef or Amonhirkhopshef or Amun-her-wenemef was the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari.-Name:...
as heir to the throne after his death.
Prince Ramesses is also attested in Saqqara. He must have participated in some of the ceremonies for the Apis bulls, when his brother Khaemwaset was first sem-priest of Ptah and later High Priest of Ptah in Memphis. The King's Son and Generalissimo Ramesses donated a votive statue for one of the Apis burials sometime between years 16 and 30 of his father's reign.
Prince Ramesses is depicted in the Speos of West Silsila on a royal family stela dating to ca. year 30, and on a family stela from Aswan. On these stela he is accompanied by his parents and his brothers and sister. Ramesses and Khaemwaset together appear on a statue group with their mother Queen Isetnofret
Isetnofret
Isetnofret was one of the Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II and was the mother of his heir, Merneptah...
which is now in the Louvre (Louvre 2272).
Death and burial
After his death around Year 50 of Ramesses II, he was buried in Tomb KV5KV5
Tomb KV5 is a subterranean, rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings.It belonged to the sons of Ramesses II. Though KV5 was partially excavated as early as 1825, its true extent was discovered by Dr Kent R. Weeks and his exploration team. The tomb is now known to be the largest in the Valley of the...
in the Valley of the Kings. His brother Khaemwaset succeeded him to become Egypt's new crown-prince in his place. Khaemwaset was the fourth son of Ramesses II; the third, Pareherwenemef
Pareherwenemef
Pareherwenemef was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 19th dynasty, the third son of pharaoh Ramesses II, the second by Queen Nefertari.-Family:...
died earlier.