Whether the sarcophagus fragment, which is currently stored in Abydos, will one day go on display, too, remains unclear.

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also featured on the sarcophagus. "The royal cartouche contains the coronation name of Ramses II, which is specific to him, but this was masked by the condition of the stone and by a second ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

Carter discovered the steps leading to his burial chamber on Nov. 4, 1922, in the wind-swept Valley of the Kings at Luxor, ...

More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of Ancient Egypt’s Ramses II — the most powerful pharaoh of the era — was set down in a mud hut somewhere in the Nile Delta.

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This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...

The stone sarcophagus was also usurped ... For the following dynasty – particularly from Ramses II onwards – he was considered one of history's "pariahs" because he was the son of the ...

Ramses’ sudden change of heart in the Love Is Blind Season 7 finale didn’t just surprise Marissa, it also shocked everyone who watched their relationship progress. And viewers didn’t get ...

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While two couples got their happily-ever-afters, others including Marissa and Ramses, were not so lucky. Of the three couples expected to tie the knot during the finale, Taylor and Garrett ...