Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Merenptah
Merenptah was the thirteenth son of Ramesses the Second. He ruled Egypt for about ten years. He erected a temple at Thebes and other structures at Heliopolis, Hermopolis, and Memphis.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Statue of Merenptah
Merenptah is wearing a wig topped with the uraeus, or royal cobra, and the Atef crown. He wears a kilt decorated with a lion's head and uraei with sun disks.