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Ramses I

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noun

  1. 1324?–1258 b.c., king of ancient Egypt.


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Few items are more prized than the mummified remains of its ancient pharaohs, and Egypt has tried for years to recoup what is likely the 3000-year-old body of Pharaoh Ramses I from U.S. museums.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Steady, steady, my charioteer," said Ramses, "I am going among them like a hawk!"

From Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt by Constance N. Baikie

"Do not inform Ramses I implore thee by the shade of thy father!" exclaimed the queen, clasping her hands.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Jeremiah Curtin

As has already been observed, the name was given to Zoan after its reconstruction by this monarch, whose grandfather, Ramses I, was the first Egyptian king who bore the name.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

The construction work done under the great kings Ramses I, Seti I, Ramses II, and Amenophis III, who ruled over Egypt thirteen centuries before the Christian era, has never been surpassed.

From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Robert Urie Jacob

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