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Egyptian farmer digs up possible Ramesses II statue fragments while gardening • Oct. 20, 2026, 3:29 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
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Facts

Also Known As Ramses the Great • Rameses II • Ramesses II
Flourished 1300 BCE - 1200 BCE
Title / Office king (1279BC-1213BC), Egypt
Founder Pithom
Role In Battle of Kadesh

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Memphis, Egypt: colossal statue of Ramses II
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Ramses II making an offering to Horus
cartouche of Ramses II
Stone frieze at Luxor depicting Ramses II standing in a chariot drawn by horses during the Battle of Kadesh, with detailed carvings of figures and hieroglyphs.
Tourists gather at night in the illuminated outer court of the Temple of Luxor, with large seated statues of King Ramses II and an obelisk in Luxor, Egypt.
Aswān, Egypt: Ramses II statue at Abu Simbel temple
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Temple of Wadi al-Subūʿ
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