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| Papyrus Paintings depicting egypt-2007-thanawia.info and
Egyptian Kings |
| Egyptian Art of
Ancient Egyptian
Pharaohs and Kings. Many
of these figures have
been copied by artists
from original paintings
found on many Egyptian
tomb walls and pyramid
walls. These beautiful
works of art are
available to purchase
from Egyptian Dreams, a
company specialising in
supplying gifts from
Ancient Egypt. |
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| Hand Painted Papyrus of Egyptian King Seti I |
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Seti I was the son of Ramesses I and Queen
Sitre. Like his father before him, Seti was a
good military leader. He plundered Palestine and
brought Damascus back into Egyptian control. He
reconciled with the Hittites who were becoming
the most powerful state in the region. Seti I
and his heir, Ramesses II campaigned against
Kadesh. In Karnak he completed his father's plan
by converting the court between the second and
third pylons into a vast hypostyle hall. He
built his vast mortuary complex at Abydos. In
Thebes, he built his tomb, located in the Valley
of the Kings. Cut 300 feet into the cliffs, it
was the largest tomb in the area. Buried with
him were over 700 Shabti. These were carved
stone or wooden figures that were to accompany
him to the afterlife to comply with the requests
from the gods.
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| Hand
Painted Papyrus of The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses
II |
Called Ramesses the Great, he lived for 96
years. It is believed that he had as many as
fifty sons and fifty daughters, though only a
few of them are known to us. His chief, and most
likely favorite wife was Nefertari. In the
seventh year of his father's (Seti I) reign,
Ramesses II became co-ruler of Egypt. Ramesses
II and his father began many restoration and
building projects. These included the building
of several temples and the restoration of other
shrines and complexes throughout Egypt. He built
a mortuary complex at Abydos in honor of Osiris
and the famed Ramesseum. Having outlived many of
his older sons, his 13th son ascended to the
throne upon his death in 1298 B.C.E.
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| Hand Painted Papyrus of the Female Pharaoh
Hatshepsut |
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Hatshepsut was the female pharaoh of the
Eighteenth Dynasty. For a woman to rule Egypt
for over 20 years was extremely unusual.
She was the daughter of Tuthmosis I and was
married to her half-brother, Tuthmosis II. On
his untimely death, his heir was his son by a
secondary wife, but as the young Tuthmosis III
was still a child, Hatshepsut became regent and
ruled on his behalf for about seven years,
before proclaiming herself king and ruling
jointly with him for a further 14 years.
Although she was a woman, she projected her
official image as that of a pharaoh and even
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