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  • Pharaoh in Canaan: The Untold Story
  • The Canaanites in Egyptian Eyes
  • The Hyksos: A Canaanite Dynasty in Egypt
  • The Founding of the Egyptian Empire in Canaan
  • The Amarna Period
  • The Ramesside Period: Egypt Strengthens Its Hold over Canaan
  • Ramesses the Great
  • Egyptian Governors and Canaanite Rulers
  • International Trade under Egyptian Control
  • Official Gifts from Egypt?
  • Egyptian Worship of Canaanite Deities
  • Canaanite Worship of Egyptian Deities
  • Hathor, Mistress of the Treasures of Foreign Lands
  • The Exodus
  • Daily Life under Egyptian Rule
  • Egyptian-Inspired Burial Customs in Canaan
  • The Invention of the Alphabet
  • Introduction
  • Credits
  • Audio Guide
  • Catalogue for Purchase
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Pharaoh in Canaan
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Ramesses the Great

Ramesses the Great


Ramesses II, who ruled Egypt for 67 years (1279–1212 BCE), earned the title “Ramesses the Great” based on the unparalleled number and grand scale of his monuments. The king propagated himself as a courageous warrior following his battle against the Hittites at the city of Kadesh in central Syria, commemorating his triumph in text and relief on temple walls all over Egypt. Yet the battle had, in fact, ended without a decisive victor, and Ramesses had no choice but to ... Read More »

Scarab showing Ramesses II in adoration before the sun god Re

Scarab showing Ramesses II in adoration before the sun god Re

Tell el-Farah (South), 1279-1212 BCE, steatite
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