The second occupant was Menkheperre ... to reuse funerary objects created for their predecessors. In 1881, Ramses’ mummy and coffin were discovered in a hiding place in the temple complex ...

The pharaoh said of himself, "He has surpassed everything." Ramses' mummy has been abroad only once In 1213 BC, Ramses II entered the realm of the dead, at the age of 90. His mummy has been ...

The project is the second of its kind overseen by Sahar ... Putting a face on the mummy of Ramesses II in his old age, and a younger version, reminds the world of his legendary status.' ...

Traces of the second sarcophagus were ... that the stone sarcophagus of Ramesses II eventually was taken — after his tomb was robbed and his mummy was safely tucked away in a secret cache ...

A photo of the mummy of Ramesses II. Ancient Egyptian mummies are relatively ... Pharaoh Ramesses II ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C., the second-longest reign of any ancient Egyptian ruler.

From its decoration, researchers were only able to pinpoint that it had been used to house two individuals, the first a high-ranking figure in the Egyptian New Kingdom and the second a high priest ...

Then French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing convinced his Egyptian counterpart Anwar Sadat to temporarily part with the mummy by promising Ramses a reception "fit for a king". And he meant it.

A mega exhibition honoring the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II opens this week in Paris, with his sarcophagus making a rare voyage abroad for the occasion. But in 1976 the French capital hosted the great ...

Kevin Cahail Ramses II, a pharaoh who ruled in the 13th ... per a statement from the French National Center for Scientific Research. The second occupant was Menkheperre, a high priest who lived ...