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Colossal figures of The Pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-eA” ‘Great House’ Ramesses II (𓇳𓏤𓄟𓋴𓇓) “re-msi-sw” ‘King, Born of Re’ OR Meryamun-Ramess (𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌺𓁛𓄟𓋴) ‘Born of Ra, Beloved of Amun’ in front of the Great 𓉼𓂝𓄿𓏛 “aA”!Temple 𓉞𓉐 “hw.t” of Abu Simbel. Painting by David Roberts (1796 – 1864) from Views in the Holy Land, Syria 𓆑𓈖𓐍𓅱𓌙𓏪 “fnh.w”, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt Beloved Land 𓇾𓌸𓂋𓆵𓇋𓊖𓊖 “tA-meri” “kmt” and Nubia 𓍯𓍯𓏏𓈉 “wAwA.t”. Folio c.1838 Roberts was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt - Beloved Land 𓇾𓌸𓂋𓆵𓇋𓊖𓊖 “tA-meri” and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). These and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter. #egypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #ancient #ancientegypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #pharaoh #stones #abusimbel #ramessesii #worldtourismday #thisisegypt #myegypt #egyptologist #temple #myegypt #egyptianhistory #egyptology #archeology #hieroglyphs #madeinegypt #egypte #egyptians #egyptshots #loveegypt #discoveregypt #aswan #orientalist #orientalism #ruins #abusimbel https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3CjMzr2Sb/?igshid=1gxgdokemn37t

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Across recorded history, the duration of a ruler’s reign has depended as much on circumstance as on personal authority. In hereditary monarchies, early accession, often in childhood, combined with stable succession practices could produce exceptionally long reigns, as seen from Louis XIV (reign 1643–1715) in France to the Kangxi Emperor (reign 1661–1722) in Qing China. These reigns frequently spanned periods of regency, consolidation, and mature rule, reflecting the durability of dynastic institutions rather than uninterrupted personal governance. In some cases, longevity also coincided with political centralization and administrative expansion, reinforcing the monarch’s position over successive decades. At the same time, long reigns reveal important contrasts in the nature of sovereignty across regions and periods. While rulers such as Ramesses II (reign c. 1279–1213 BCE) in Egypt projected divine kingship within highly centralized states, others, like Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (reign 1894–1940) in Mysore, governed within layered imperial systems that limited external autonomy. Similarly, the Qing emperors, including the Qianlong Emperor (reign 1735–1796), demonstrate how longevity could coexist with vast territorial governance and bureaucratic sophistication.

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“The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel”. By David Roberts (1796–1864). Painted 1849 on an oil and panel. Dimensions - Height: 368 mm (14.48 ″); Width: 546 mm (21.49″).𓋹 Roberts was a Scottish painter. He is especially known for a prolific series of detailed lithograph prints of Egypt - Beloved Land 𓇾𓌸𓂋𓆵𓇋𓊖𓊖 “tA-meri” and the Near East that he produced from sketches he made during long tours of the region (1838–1840). This and his large oil paintings of similar subjects made him a prominent Orientalist painter.𓏤 #egypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #ancient #ancientegypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #ramessesii #pharaoh #tomb #sarcafogus #painter #paint #stones #aswan #orinetalist #orientalism #worldtourismday #thisisegypt #myegypt #egyptologist #abusimbel #temple #myegypt #egyptiangoddess #egyptology #archeology #davidroberts #1800s #statues https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8Zo0bLYlo/?igshid=1bbc9emzj71ok

Ramses II (𓇳𓏤𓄟𓋴𓇓) “re-msi-sw” ‘He, Born of Re’ (𓇳𓄊𓁧𓍉𓇳𓈖) Usermaatre-Setepenre ‘Mighty is the Justice of Re-Chosen of Re’ (𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌺𓁛𓄟𓋴) “imn-mri-ra-ms-s” ‘Rameses, Beloved of Amun’ (1290-1224 BCE).𓀮 He is a young man 𓀕 (his youth is represented by his side-lock of hair and his index finger pressed against his lips). His head is adorned with a golden 𓋞 “nbw” diadem with a Uraeus 𓇴.𓏤 Bas-relief on a limestone stele, H: 18 cm 19th Dynasty (1305-1196 BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt. N 522. Location: Louvre, Dpt. des Antiquites Egyptiennes, Paris, France. Inscription: Left Column says: “like 𓇋𓏇 Re 𓇳𓏤𓀭, forever 𓆖 and eternity 𓎛𓇳𓎛” Right Column says: “king of upper and lower Egypt 𓆥 ‘nsw.t-bity’, lord 𓎟 of the two lands 𓇾𓇾, ‘Mighty is the Justice of Re, chosen of Re’ (𓇳𓄊𓁧𓍉𓇳𓈖) given 𓏙 life 𓋹”.𓐩 #egypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #ancient #ancientegypt #egyptian #hieroglyphics #pharaoh #sitting #stone #limestone #paris #france #louvre #worldtourismday #thisisegypt #myegypt #egyptologist #youth #temple #ramessesii #myegypt #egyptiangoddess #egyptology #archeology #ägypten #egipto https://www.instagram.com/p/CC45R_OHboF/?igshid=81tk7schp94w