Ramesses I (Part 2).

Family, Regime, Remains. In 1304 BCE, King Ramessu (Ramesses I) rules Egypt. The new royal family is an interesting group, and we have a surprisingly detailed idea of Ramesses’ son Suty (Sety). Then, we consider the legacy of Ramesses, which has some remarkably international elements…

Details and sources:

  • Date: c. 1304 – 1303 BCE.
  • Music: Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza.
  • Sources: Kenneth Kitchen’s Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.
  • Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.

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