Ramesses II – King of Egypt
When travelling through different parts of Egypt, the name Ramses or Ramesses comes up regularly. So the question that I had is who is this person and what is his claim toRead More…
Ramses II in Memphis
One of the most recognised names as Pharaohs goes is Ramses II. He loved to have lots of Statues made after him. The Cartouche on the Statues clearly identifies who the StatueRead More…
Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis
Apart from a lot of antiquities at Memphis, there is also an Alabaster Sphinx located there. There is no inscription or Cartouche indicating who it is but is likely to be eitherRead More…
Ramses II at Memphis
I did say that that Ramses II like to have images made after himself and here is just another example at Memphis This particular statue is made from Granite – in theRead More…
2014-03-16 – Dahshur – Saqqara
The trip started in earnest today – we travelled south from Cairo to Dahshur (red line at the bottom of the map), then on the return, went to Memphis (on the rightRead More…