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Tomb KV7 was the tomb of Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"), an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the Nineteenth Dynasty. It is located in the Valley of the Kings opposite the tomb of his sons, KV5 , and near to the tomb of his son and successor Merenptah , KV8 .
The date of Ramesses II's recorded death on II Akhet day 6 falls perfectly within A. J. Peden's estimated timeline for the king's death in the interval between II Akhet day 3 and II Akhet day 13. This means that Ramesses II died on Year 67, II Akhet day 6 of his reign after ruling Egypt for 66 years 2 months and 9 days.
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 in 1995 by Kent R. Weeks and his exploration team. The tomb is now known to be the largest in the Valley of the Kings.
The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian ...
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...
This is a purported list of ancient humans remains, including mummies, that may have been DNA tested. Provided as evidence of the testing are links to the mitochondrial DNA sequences, and/or to the human haplogroups to which each case has been assigned. Also provided is a brief description of when and where they lived. [according to whom?
Archaeologists found a temple in 2017 dedicated to the pharaoh in the Badrashin area in Giza. Last year, 2,000 rams' heads were found at the temple of Ramses II, which Egyptologists said showed ...
Ramesses II: 1279–1213 BC Heliopolis: Baths of Diocletian: Rome: Italy [19] [20] Abishemu obelisk: 1.25 m (1.45 m with base) Abishemu (King of Byblos) 1800s BC: Temple of the Obelisks: Beirut National Museum: Beirut: Lebanon [21] Karnak obelisk of Seti II 0.95 m: Seti II: 1203–1197 BC Karnak (in situ) Karnak: Luxor: Egypt [22] Luxor obelisk ...