简介:AsystematicexaminationofRamessesⅡ'slargefamilyofover100childrenandatleastadozenwivesrevealsthattheGreatRoyalWivesNefertariandIsetnofret,alongwiththeirchildren,enjoyedaprivilegedstatuswithinthehierarchicalstructureoftheroyalfamily.NefertariowedhersupremestatustobeingmotherofRamessseⅡ'sfirstbornsonAmunhirkhopeshef,whileRamessesⅡwasstillcrownprinceunderSetyI.Isetnofret'ssonsanddaughterswerealsofavoredbecauseshegavebirthtothesecondbornsonPrinceRamessesJr.IsetnofretherselfdidnotenjoyprominenceonthemonumentsuntilafterthedeathofNefertari,norwassheburiedintheValleyoftheQueens.Theremainingoffspringofthesewivesalsobenefitedfromtheprestigeoftheirmothersandeldestbrothers.OtherearlywivesgavebirthtothemajorityofRamessesⅡ'schildren,butthesewomenarenowcompletelyanonymous.Otherattestedwivesofthekingincludehisfivedaughter-wivesandtwoHittitePrincess-brides.NootherEgyptianwivesareknownforRamessesⅡ.MonumentalsourcesthatprivilegeQueenNefertari,andthechildrenofbothNefertariandIsetnofret,revealahierarchicalstructureoftheroyalfamily.
简介:TheGaranaArchive,anewlyimportantcontributiontotheeconomicandadministrativehistoryoftheUrIIIperiodmadebyD.OwenandR.Mayr1,presents1527neweditedtabletsin16sections,allcomingfromonearchivepossiblyfromtheancient