Pharaoh Ramses II at Tjaru on the Eve of Kadesh
The air at Tjaru was the breath of Set. From this fortress on the edge of empire, a young Pharaoh and his royal sons prepared to step from the order of Egypt into the chaos of war.
The air at Tjaru was the breath of Set. From this fortress on the edge of empire, a young Pharaoh and his royal sons prepared to step from the order of Egypt into the chaos of war.
He loved her like a god, carving her face into temples, aligning the sun to kiss their statues — and, 3,000 years later, her stone head refused to fit until it gazed upon him, eternally watching over her king.
He carved her face into temples, aligned the sun to kiss their statues, and prayed for her soul in eternity. In Egypt, His name was Ramses II and she was… Nefertari