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Ramesses (also commonly spelled "Ramses" is the name conventionally given in English transliteration to eleven Egyptian pharaohs of the later New Kingdom period. The name essentially translates as "Born of the sun-god Ra".

18th Dynasty
19th Dynasty
20th Dynasty

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  • Rameses, the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Ramses, a summon creature in the Gameboy Advance game Golden Sun
  • Ramses, a brand of condoms manufactured by Durex




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