The Ramesside Period encompasses the Nineteenth and Twentieth dynasties of
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Ramesside Period — (c. 1295–1069 BC) A term used to describe the rule of Dynasty 19 and Dynasty 20, when the most common royal name was Ramesses. The period marked the time of Egypt’s imperial power, with an empire encompassing Nubia and SyriaPalestine. It was… … Ancient Egypt
Egypt, ancient — Introduction civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… … Universalium
Set (mythology) — In Ancient Egyptian mythology, Set (also spelled Seth, Sutekh or Seteh) is an ancient god, who was originally the god of the desert, storms, and chaos. Because of the developments in the Egyptian language over the 3,000 years that Set was… … Wikipedia
Sepermeru — (or Spermeru) was a town of ancient Egypt situated roughly midway between the city of Heracleopolis to the north and Oxyrhynchus to the south in what was considered the XIX Upper Egyptian Nome .During the Ramesside Period of Pharaohs, Sepermeru… … Wikipedia
Kenneth Kitchen — Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (born 1932) is Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool, England. He is one of the leading… … Wikipedia
BET(H)-SHEAN — (Heb. בֵּית שְׁאָן), biblical city whose name is preserved in the former Arab town of Beisan (Josh. 17:11, 16; Judg. 1:27; I Sam. 31:10, 12; 2 Sam. 21:12; I Kgs. 4:12; I Chron. 7:29). Written sources mention Beth Shean as being in a plain close… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nephthys — was normally portrayed as a young woman, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house and basket Goddess of Lamentation Name in hieroglyphs … Wikipedia
Aryamani — Kushite King of Napata Stela of Aryamani from Kawa (British Museum) no. 1777 Full name Aryamani … Wikipedia
Amenmesse — Pharaoh Infobox | Caption=Head from a statue of Amenmesse, Metropolitan Museum of Art Name=Amenmesse | NomenHiero=C12 ms s s S38 N29 S40 Nomen= Amenmesse Fashioned by Amun PrenomenHiero=ra:Y5 W19 i ra:U21:n Prenomen= Menmir setepenre Eternal like … Wikipedia
Late Egyptian — is the stage of the Egyptian language that began to be written in the New Kingdom around the Amarna period. Texts written wholly in Late Egyptian date to the Ramesside Period and later.Late Egyptian literatureLate Egyptian is represented by a… … Wikipedia
