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Pharaoh Triumphant. The Life and Times of Ramesses II (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts) Paperback – December 31, 1990

by Kenneth Kitchen (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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A thorough and detailed account of one of the best known pharaohs of Egypt, written by the leading expert on the subject. Kitchen discusses the early life and childhood of the young king, his reign, politics, wars and policies, and his death and the after-life. This book is to be read rather than studied and is more than a simple biography, giving the wider context of Ramesses' life; daily life in the towns and cities, temples and the gods, political advisers and the royal family.
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    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Liverpool University Press
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 1990
  5. Dimensions
    6.5 x 0.58 x 9.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0856682152
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0856682155
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K. A. Kitchen is currently Brunner Professor of Egyptology in the University of Liverpool, where he has taught for 38 years. During that time, he has worked extensively in Egypt, recording the texts for the hieroglyphic edition of "Ramesside Inscriptions, I-VIII" (Blackwell, 1969-1990), that is the basis for the "Translations" and "Notes and Comments" volumes now being issued. He has also produced a major book on Egyptian chronology for later Egypt (1100-650 BC), a classic popular "Life and Times" of Ramesses II, and a comprehensive Catalogue of the notable Egyptian collection in Rio de Janeiro; other books on archaeology and the Bible; and recently the first of a series on Ancient (pre-Islamic) Arabia, besides innumerable articles and reviews. He has lectured worldwide in these various spheres of enquiry.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liverpool University Press (December 31, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0856682152
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0856682155
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.58 x 9.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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AlexNarmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019
Though the language and verry rich vocabulary can make a very hard read for a non-native english speaker this is defineately one of the best egyptology books available. Despite being a bit outdated it is still the best and most detailed resource on egypts greatest king. Highly recomended. I also like the fact that the author showh how actually the pharaohs were good heads of state, in sharp contrast to the fals westen propaganda that tries in every way podsible to diminish the achievements of pharaohs and pain them in negative light.
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Fabian Boudville
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best book on Ramesses II
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2006
Dr. Kitchen's monumental work is the standard book on Ramesses the Great, one of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs. The author meticulously examines Egypt's history prior to Ramesses' reign and Ramesses II's motivations as king. Kitchen explains Ramesses II's need to enhance his family line's legitimacy to the throne since his grandfather, Ramesses I, only acquired the throne by being appointed as heir apparent to Pharaoh Horemheb. In addition, his family were commoners with no previous blood ties to the royal family. This helps explains Ramesses II's need to create massive statues, rock cut temples at Abu Simbel, the great Ramesseum at Karnak, his initiation of almost yearly military campaigns against the Libyans, the Barbary Sea Pirates, and most famously, the Hittites, among his many numerous deeds in order to prove the legitimacy of his kingship.

Ramesses ended up becoming one of Egypt's most famous and dynamic kings and was probably the Pharaoh of the Bible who faced Moses since the prominent city of 'Raamses' is explicitly mentioned in the Biblical account in Exodus as being one of the Egyptian cities in the fertile Delta that the Ancient Israelites left. This is probably the new city of Pi-Ramesse Aa-nakhtu or the "House of Ramesses-Great-of-Victories" which Ramses II built in his reign. His extremely long reign--at 66 Years--allowed him to virtually stamp his authority and memory into posterity. All in all, Kitchen gives an insightful study of Ramesses II: the model pharaoh in war, international diplomacy and monument building. Hence, Kitchen's astute book title: Pharaoh Triumphant indeed.
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kit & bella
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
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This was a book for my son's college class. He enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Readability
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2019
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shows that readability is possible with a scholarly work.
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