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title: Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5354/palm-leaf-column-of-ramesses-ii-pi-ramesses/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-07-22
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# Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5354.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5354.jpg)

## Image Caption

Palm-leaf [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) from Bubastis (Tell Basta), [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Baset; originally from [Pi-Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pi-Ramesses/) (Qantir), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 19th Dynasty, reign of [Ramesses II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ramesses_II/) (1279-1213 BCE) and 22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon II (874-850 BCE).

In [Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/ramesses/) II's reign, this column stood in a temple at Piramesse, his capital in the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) Delta. In the central horizontal band, the king's [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/) name and cartouches are twice shown being blessed by [Seth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Set_(Egyptian_God)/), the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of chaos, who ranked among the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)'s principal deities. Four centuries later, some cartouches were changed into those of Osorkon II, The column had been moved upstream and re-erected at Bubastis, the hometown of his dynasty.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 26). Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5354/palm-leaf-column-of-ramesses-ii-pi-ramesses/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5354/palm-leaf-column-of-ramesses-ii-pi-ramesses/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5354/palm-leaf-column-of-ramesses-ii-pi-ramesses/>.

## License & Copyright

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