Ramses I
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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
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 Jacob, Robert Urie
"I understand," interrupted Ramses, "I am a pharaoh who has not received the ordination of high priest."
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah
"Steady, steady, my charioteer," said Ramses, "I am going among them like a hawk!"
From Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt by Baikie, Constance N.
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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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