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Ian-Darker Blue Grace me and Tom had done work in class cosidering our desing of the coffin and the fake pharaoh and god so tommorow we will catch you guys up to speed we have a backstory and all we really need now is facts so let me know what is happening and we will do it so I will get some facts and site my source Grace and Maggie you will have to agree with this idea start from scratch.(That would be a major setback and a dent Me and Tom have 2 great minds behind this so we may be set.-Ian5:52. = (I think our Pharaoh has to be called Ramesses XII because the last pharaoh named Ramesses was Ramesses XI.) Here's the link to the Google Doc. I didn't know who would be writing the eulogy so I started one. If one of you already started one could you share it with me? My gmail account is grace.fan13@gmail.com. = [] Source #1 [] So here is some facts. Ian and I Were thinking of making a Seth/ra combination integrating the Hourus/Seth Myth. We were thinking that when the harvest is good, the pharaoh doing good and a time of piece the Ra side of the God is portrayed. When the Seth like side is portrayed Egypt is at a time of war or a bad economy. Well after Ian talked about the idea I like it. But we still need Maggie's opinion. I'll write a list of what we need. Also, what is the name of the pharaoh you guys made up? So the Pharaoh is Ramses III as done we can talk I will find 3 sybols we will use perhaps. __We need:__ This is a pic of Seth. I was thinking on the sketch we could ad the black headdress and scepter but have a human/Ra head. I believe for Ramses III we should make him an over all good Pharaoh who defends against the Assyrians successfully therefor the New Kingdom does not end in 640 B.C.E. This is the eye of Ra (Horrus's eye faces the other side) Eulogy The social pyramid of Egypt during the new kingdom went like this > Ramesses II outlived the first thirteen of his heirs. Ramesses was named co-ruler with his father, Seti I, early in his life. He accompanied his father on numerous campaigns in Libya and Nubia. At the age of 22 Ramesses went on a campaign in Nubia with two of his own sons > When Seti I died in 1290 B.C., Ramesses assumed the throne and began a series of wars against the Syrians. The famous Battle of Kadesh is inscribed on the walls of Ramesses temple. > Ramesses' building accomplishments are two temples at [|Abu Simbel], the [|hypostyle hall at Karnak] , a [|mortuary complex] at [|Abydos,] the [|Colossus of Ramesses at Memphis] , a vast tomb at Thebes, additions at the [|Luxor Temple,] and the famous [|Ramesseum] > Ramesses was originally buried in [|his tomb] in the Valley of the Kings. Because of the widespread looting of tombs during the 21st Dynasty the priests removed Ramesses body and took it to a holding area where the valuable materials such, as gold-leaf and semi-precious inlays, were removed. The body was then rewrapped and taken to the tomb of an 18th Dynasty queen, Inhapi. The bodies of Ramesses I and Seti I were done in like fashion and all ended up at the same place > Source #2 > > [|http://www.discoveringegypt.com/Rameses2.html] > Rameses II (right 19th dynasty), son of Seti I, was around thirty years old when he became king of Egypt - and then reigned for 67 years. He had many wives, among them some of his own near relatives, and was the father of about 111 sons and 51 daughters. > As was usual in those days, the threat of foreign aggression against Egypt was always at its greatest on the ascension of a new Pharaoh. Subject kings no doubt saw it as their duty to test the resolve of a new king in Egypt. Likewise, it was incumbent on the new Pharaoh it make a display of force if he was to keep the peace during his reign. Therefore, in his fourth year as pharaoh, Rameses was fighting in Syria in a series of campaigns against the Hittites and their allies. The Hittites, however, were a very strong foe and the war lasted for twenty years. On the second campaign, Rameses found himself in some difficulties when attacking "the deceitful city of Kadesh". This action nearly cost him his life.
 * 1)  Ra was usually shown holding a scepter in one hand and a ankh in the other.
 * 2) Ra God appeared in other forms
 * 3) There were Khepri in the morning, and Ra at noonday and Atum the evening
 * 4) Feirce and destructive nature
 * 1) 3 Egyptian symbols Tom You did Set I had done the flail and the eye of Ra I hope Grace will deliver on the poster did you talk to her on the desing of it? DONE
 * 2) A picture/representation of our pharaoh's favorite god/goddess (Tom and I have a basic idea.) DONE
 * 3) An expression/motto to guide your pharaoh in his/her afterlife, written in hieroglyphs I have an idea but we do not want it Hieroglyphs. DONE
 * 4) A new deity (god/goddess) Me and Tom have our god. He is a mix between Ra+Seth. DONE
 * 5) Eulogy demonstrating knowledge of the time period including the social, political, and economic structures of Egypt IN PROGRESS
 * 6) Photos
 * Pharaoh
 * Government Officials.
 * Priests
 * Nobles
 * Soldiers
 * Scribes
 * Merchants
 * Artisans
 * Farmers
 * Servants
 * Slaves
 * Source-http://www.ushistory.org/civ/3b.asp
 * Source#1 The Facts for Ramses II are below and here is my source.
 * [|http://www.touregypt.net/19dyn03.htm]

> Rameses was obliged to make a treaty with the prince of the Hittites. It was agreed that Egypt was not to invade Hittite territory, and likewise the Hittites were not to invade Egyptian territory. They also agreed on a defence alliance to deter common enemies, mutual help in suppressing rebellions in Syria, and an extradition treaty. > Thirteen years after the conclusion of this treaty in the thirty-fourth year of his reign, Rameses married the daughter of the Hittite prince. Her Egyptian name was Ueret-ma-a-neferu-Ra: meaning " Great One who sees the Beauties of Ra". > Ramses had a son=Rameses III (1184 - 1153 BC) So we'll need a new phaharoh name. > "Every now and then there is a great man, but there will never be another great as a man as me."

EULOGY:

The pharaoh, Ramesses XII, was a fearless and confident man. He was also in charge of the militaries, temples, and of course Egypt. This man was very much like his ancestor Rameses II. One of the things they shared in common was they were both very egotistic. Not that, that was a bad thing it showed that Ramesses XII was a strong willed man. Pharaoh Ramesses XII’s birth date wasn’t specified but, he lived during the New Kingdom (which was about 1600-1100 B.C.E.). During this period, trading increased and monuments were built. Egypt also became wealthier and their cities grew bigger. The government was altered so it took a military position where it was mostly controlled by the pharaoh and the top military commander. Temples were more than houses of prayers, they became places of trade. Temples priests were in charge of these temples. Priests also were important for burial practices. They supervised the method of embalming, which was created because Egyptians believed in the afterlife and this method prevented the body from decaying. Scribes were paid to document a variety of things. For example they recorded grain and food supply, the outcome of the census, gathered taxes and determined the value, and recorded the amount of soldiers needed for an attack. Sculptors and artisans were given work to carve statues, build furniture and make clothes for the priests. For technology Egyptians mostly used metal tools and weapons, because they needed these weapons metal workers became wealthier than sculptors. There were several types of writing used by Egyptians, specifically hieroglyphics which were a kind of writing where pictures stood for words or sounds. They developed two other forms in which hieroglyphics were rounded off and connected, so it would be easier for scribes to keep records. A stable food supply was maintained by the peasants who grew the crops that supplied food and the yearly flood by the Nile. The soldiers became so popular that they rose to power far beyond the scribes. The cities prospered and new cultural and technological advances became common in well rounded cities. Pharaoh Ramesses XII was in charge of this great land. He ruled for 67 years which was more than any other pharaoh. We should all be proud of him for his great achievement. He lived a long and thorough life with us. Let’s all be for the long living pharaoh who will now be able to enter the afterlife with much achievements. Thank you for coming to celebrate Ramesses XII’s life with us.