Biography of famous pharaoh of egypt
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A brief history of Egyptian Pharaohs
Pharaohs were ancient Egyptian rulers who were both religious leaders and heads of state. Their importance in Ancient Egypt is undeniably paramount. Early Egyptian rulers were called kings but over time the name 'Pharaoh' became commonly used. The Pharaoh represents a middle intermediary between the Egyptians and the Gods. They are considered divine supreme beings.
Many of these images show either statues or death masks of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. Statues commemorated the Pharaoh that had passed. Death masks were created for souls to be able to recognize their bodies and return to them safely in the afterlife.
The Bridgeman archive is rich with Egyptian imagery, explore these exceptional images of some of the most famous Pharaohs in Ancient Egyptian History.
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh. She came to the
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Tutankhamun
Pharaoh of ancient Egypt (18th Dynasty)
"King Tut" redirects here. For other uses, see King Tut (disambiguation).
Tutankhamun[a] or Tutankhamen[b], (Ancient Egyptian: twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn; c.&#; BC&#;– c.&#; BC), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled c.&#; – BC during the late Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Born Tutankhaten, he was likely a son of Akhenaten, thought to be the KV55 mummy. His mother was identified through DNA testing as The Younger Lady buried in KV35; she was a full sister of her husband.
Tutankhamun acceded to the throne around the age of nine following the short reigns of his predecessors Smenkhkare and Neferneferuaten. He married his presumed half-sister Ankhesenpaaten, who was probably the mother of his two infant daughters. During his reign he restored the traditional polytheistic form of ancient Egyptian religion, undoing a previous shift to the religion known as Atenism. His endowments and restorations of cults
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Ramesses II
Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty (– BC)
"Ramses II" redirects here. For the heavily modified Soviet T main battle tank of the Egyptian military, see Ramses II tank.
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A colossal pink granite statue of Ramesses II at the Grand Egyptian Museum entrance in Giza, Greater Cairo. Dating to the 19th Dynasty (– BC), it was originally in Mit Rahina (ancient Memphis) and moved to its current location in [2]. | |
| Reign | – BC |
| Predecessor | Seti I |
| Successor | Merneptah |
| Consort | Nefertari, Isetnofret, Maathorneferure, Meritamen, Bintanath, Nebettawy, Henutmire |
| Children | 88– (List of children of Ramesses II) |
| Father | Seti I |
| Mother | Tuya |
| Born | c.&#;&#;BC |
| Died | c.&#;&#;BC (aged 90–91) |
| Burial | KV7 |
| Monuments | Abu Simbel, Abydos,[4]Ramesseum, Luxor,[5]Karnak[5] |
| Dynasty | 19th&#;Dynasty |
Ramesses II[a] (; Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ-ms-sw, Rīꜥa-masē-sə,[b]Ancient Egyptian pronunciation:[