Talk:Ramesses II

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[edit] Cocaine and tobacco

There are several facts about finding trace amounts of cocaine and tobacco inside the mummy of Ramesess II. Is this fact to be considered?

[edit] Merge

This should probably be merged with Rameses II and one made into a redirect. Dates need to be straightened out? -- Infrogmation 07:22 23 May 2003 (UTC)

[edit] 90 less than 40?

This sentence under the "Life" heading doesn't make sence, anyone have correct numbers?

"The writer Terence Gray stated in 1923 that Ramesses II had as many as 20 sons and 20 daughters; more recent scholars, however, believe his offspring, while numerous, were far fewer, somewhere around 90."

[edit] Does anyone know the source for his birthdate?

I haven't found the year of his birth in any of my 10 books. Which book did whoever put his date of birth of 1302 get it from?

[edit] GA Sweeps Review

Hi, I reviewed this article for GA sweeps and left a list on the talk page of issues that needed addressing. This list appears to have been archived before it was completed (partly my fault, I have been immensely busy recently), but since the work has not been finished I should demote the article. The list is still present in the archive linked to above and I'll leave a few days in case anyone is willing or able to come back to this (I notice that there are still several unaddressed [citation needed] tags around for starters). If nothing has happened by next week I will have to delist however.--Jackyd101 (talk) 09:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I have tried to cleanup the article - and have removed the "citation needed" tags (obviously also hidden the facts that need citation) 194.223.156.1 (talk) 08:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


I have reviewed the article once more, and left comments below. As long as the new or outstanding #[citation needed] tags are dealt with, I will let this article pass. Its a bit shaky in places, with some poor prose, patchy sourcing and a tendency to not explain itself to people without background knowledge, and I recommend a thorough going over by someone with good background knowledge. It will pass however as long as the tags are cleaned up.

  • I have replaced or added a few [citation needed] tags where they are necessary, although sourcing needs to be increased right through the article. There is also an outstanding [who?] tag.
  • The following passage "As king, Ramesses II led several expeditions north ... also where the Temple of Seti was located." looks like it is probably more suited to the lead than the family life section.
  • "There must have been a naval battle somewhere near the river-mouths" - The River Nile? If so, say so.
  • "and the ally of Ramesses." - Its not clear exactly who this is.
  • All measurements need to be given in metric and imperial figures.
  • Make sure all web sources are properly cited, with title, publication, author, date written and last access date.

Regards.--Jackyd101 (talk) 12:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Just realised that I may have come across too harsh above. While it is true that the article has some significant problems in places, I have noticed and am impressed by the huge improvements it has made in the last few weeks. At one point I was ready to fail this and now it is only two ((fact}} tags from retaining GA status. Well done to all concerned. Yes, there is a lot of work for the future, but congratulations for its current state.--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:15, 29 May 2008 (UTC)