(reigned c. 1294–1279 BC)
Throne name Menmare. Son of Ramesses Iand Sitre. Second ruler of Dynasty 19. He pursued a vigorous policy of reestablishing Egyptian control in Palestine and Syria. At home he undertook important construction works, notably the temple at Abydos with a detailed king list and his finely painted tomb (KV17) in the Valley of the Kings discovered in 1817. He established his son, Ramesses II, as his coregent. His mummywas recovered in the royal cache at Deir el-Bahri in 1881. His mortuary temple at Qurna on the west bank of the Nileopposite Thebesis well preserved and has been recently excavated, recorded, and restored by a German expedition from 1970–1984 and after flood damage from 1995–2000.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier
Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. EdwART. 2011.