Ramesses II was the first ruler of the 19th Dynasty. Called Ramesses the Great, he lived to be 96 years old, had 200 wives and concubines, 96 sons and 60 daughters. Ramesses was named co-ruler with his father, Seti I, early in his life. During 67 year reign, everything was done on a grand scale. No other pharaoh constructed so many temples or erected so many colossal statues and obelisks. No other pharaoh sired so many children as Ramesses II did. By the time he died, aged more than 90, he had set his stamp indelibly on the face of Egypt. The great king was given the birth name of his grandfather, Re-mise, or Ramesses I (meryamun), which means, ”Re has Fashioned Him, Beloved of Amun.” We often find his birth name spelled as Ramses. There could be only one Chief King’s Wife at any one time, and Nefertari held that designation from the beginning. What we do know is that Ramesses II lavished upon her at least several important monuments, including the small temple at Abu Simbel and her wonderful tomb in the Valley of the Queens.
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