REL 3004 Study Guide - Amenmesse, Israelites, Gezer
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Cartouches in the texts have the name sety ii (ca. 1200-1190): interpretation b/f yurco, all of the scenes and inscriptions on the wall originally related to ramses ii, sety ii usurped the cartouches that earlier had the name of ramses ii, yurco"s study, the cartouches were usurped twice. Sety ii usurped the cartouches of amenmesse, who earlier had usurped the cartouches of merneptah, not ramses ii: this conclusion is supported by a stray block in nearby field. It used to belong to scene 10 on the wall, and it has an image of a pharaoh"s face that resembles known depictions of merneptah: history of the wall: Ramses ii built the wall, inscribed the peace treaty and two battle scenes on the left. The two scenes depicted the battle of kadesh. He then inscribed over them battle scenes of his own, each with an. He also added two battle scenes to the right of the treaty, each with an inscription. inscription.
