Battle of Nubia King Ramesses

fought numerous wars during his reign, and emerged victorious from most of them, expanding the

riches of the vast Egyptian empire during his 66-year rule from 1279 BC to 1213 BC. He is often regarded

as the most celebrated and most powerful pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Egyptian Art His battle against the

Nubians, a 200-year-old wealthy civilization, stands well documented in the form of the above papyrus

painting. The battle is depicted on the south wall of the Beit el-wali temple, a Nubian stronghold.

Ramesses II is depicted as charging into battle against the Nubians in a war chariot, while his two young

sons Amun-her-khepsef and Khaemwaset are present behind him, also in war chariots. On one of the

walls of the temple it says that in one of the battles with the Nubians he had to fight the whole battle

alone without any help from his soldiers.

. Cartouche of Tutankhamun King Ramesses

fought numerous wars during his reign, and emerged victorious from most of them, expanding the

riches of the vast Egyptian empire during his 66-year rule from 1279 BC to 1213 BC. He is often regarded

as the most celebrated and most powerful pharaoh in ancient Egypt. The cartouche of King Tut shown

above depicts many events including the moment of his birth. A cartouche is an oval hieroglyph with a

horizontal line at one end which indicates that the text within it concerns royalty. King Tut’s cartouche

show his birth and throne name. The two cartouches can be seen between rampant Sekhmet lioness

warriors depicted crushing several ethnic enemies while the vulture goddess Nekhbet flies protectively

overhead.

The Funerary

At a time when the concept of an afterlife was crucially important in the religion and rituals of the

Egyptian people, the practice of funerary had a high place in Egyptian society. When a person died, it

was at the funerary where the deities would decide whether the dead would get a chance of
resurrection in the afterlife or not. Arriving at one’s afterlife was a demanding task, requiring a sin-free

heart and the ability to recite spells and passwords from the Book of the Dead. Egyptian Art As clearly

depicted in the above painting, the heart of the deceased would be weighed against the Shu’s feather of

truth and justice which was taken from the headdress of the goddess Ma’at. If the heart was lighter than

the feather, they could pass on, but if it was heavier, they would be devoured by the demon Ammut.