NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Siege Of Dapur, Abu Simbel Temples, Ramesses I
7 Dec 2017
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Ramses i was a general who was appointed, they are from the north, he had a short rule. Sety i temple in abydos, paint has been so well preserved, this is where the abydos king list comes from. Hypostyle hall columns, karnak temple, there are 61 columns in the hall. Tomb of sety is one of the longest and deepest in the valley of kings. Per-ramses: house of ramses, he built temples in abydos, karnak, and nubia (most popular one is temple at abu simbel) In per-ramses, tiles were found and they showed foreigners, one has tattoos. Hittites start expanding south, egyptians and hittites never actually meet on the battleground. Battle of qadesh: ramses ii encroaching on hittites territory so there was conflict (p220), Egyptians camped out in qadesh and caught some hittites, the messengers were captured, the. Egyptian king did not know that hittite soldiers were close according to accounts.
