Ramesses II
★Also known as: Rameses II, Ramses II, Ozymandias
Known as Ramesses the Great — the most celebrated pharaoh. Reigned ~66 years, signed history's first known peace treaty, and built Abu Simbel.
Reign
1279 BC–1213 BC
1279 BC – 1213 BC
Dynasty
Nineteenth Dynasty
Period
New Kingdom
c. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
Alternate Names
Rameses IIRamses IIOzymandias
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ stp-n-rꜥ"Powerful Is the Truth of Ra, Chosen of Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)rꜥ-ms-sw"Ra Bore Him"
Horus Name
kꜢ-nḫt-mrꞽ-mꜣꜤt"Strong Bull, Beloved of Maat"
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
nḥm-tꜢwy-ḫꜤꞽ-m-wꜣst"Protector of Egypt, Appearing in Thebes"
Golden Horus Namewsr-rnpwt-mꞽ-ꞽtm"Rich of Years Like Atum"
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