Memphis & Ramses II
Ramesses II reigned 66 years and two months and has reached the respectable age of 90 years. Ramesses II is buried in the Valley of Kings (tomb DK 7).
Memphis is positioned on the west bank of the River Nile, approximately 12 miles south of contemporary Cairo and served as capital of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom (2639 to approximately 2216 B.C.) carrying the name Ihebu Hedj what stands for "white walls". At about the beginning of the New Kingdom (1550 to 1070 B.C.) the city was renamed Men-nefer, and via Menfe (Coptic) it ultimately was named Memphis by the Greek.
The pharaoh of Upper Egypt wore a white crown ('Hedjet'). The pharao of Lower Egypt wore a red crown ('Deshret'). At the unification of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt the crowns where combined as a dual crown ('Pschent').
