I am lord of eternity in the crossing of the sky
Egyptians sought to preserve the body after death, fearing that the wandering soul might be lost if it had no corpse to return to. Mummification ,preparing the body of the dead by removing perishable internal organs and emblaming the remains, was a practice originally confined to royalty. Poor people buried their dead in the sand, which inhibited decay.
In later times, many Egyptians were mummified and buried in coffins on which spells were inscribed to ward off evil and launch the spirit safely on its heavenly journey.
Ramses II PHARAOH OF EGYPT
It was not uncommon for Egyptian kings to have numerous wives and offspring, but Ramses II went to extreme by fathering more than 100 children during his regime.
King Ramses II |
His principal wife, Queen Neferatri, had to share him with many secondary wives including her sister . Secondary wives sometimes lived together with their children in household called harems and perform useful task such as weaving. After battling Hittites at Kadesh in Syria 1285 B. C. Ramses made peace with the Hittie king by engaging to wed his eldest daughter .He then prayed to the God to see her safely to Egypt :"May you not send rain, icy blast or snow, until the marvel you have decreed for me shall reach me! "
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