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Ancient Egyptian statue not Ramses II but Psamtek I

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An statue discovered in the mud on the site of the ancient Egyptian capital of Heliopolis, is not Pharaoh Ramses II but King Psamtek I, who ruled between 664 and 610 BC.

Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh statue not Ramses II, but Psamtek I https://t.co/o0Ih7WhO8h (Pic: Reuters) pic.twitter.com/QtH8MktUV2— ABC News (@abcnews) March 17, 2017

Initially archaeologists thought it was Ramses II, until one Psamtek’s five names was found engraved on the statue.

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