Amun division

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The Amun division was one of the principal field formations of the New Kingdom Egyptian army, notably serving under Ramesses II during major campaigns such as the Battle of Kadesh.

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Amun division canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Kingdom Egyptian army formation ⓘ
field division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf Ramesses II ⓘ
approximateDateOfBattleOfKadeshParticipation c. 1274 BCE ⓘ
associatedWith royal camp of Ramesses II at Kadesh ⓘ
associatedWithCapital Thebes (through the god Amun) ⓘ
linked to: Thebes
associatedWithDeity Amun ⓘ
commandedBy Ramesses II ⓘ
commandLanguageScript hieroglyphic Egyptian (in official records) ⓘ
contemporaneousWith Ptah division ⓘ
Ra division ⓘ
Sutekh division ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
era 13th century BCE ⓘ
function offensive field operations ⓘ
royal bodyguard role in campaign ⓘ
garrisonOrBase Pi-Ramesses (during Ramesses II’s reign) ⓘ
linked to: Pi-Ramesses
languageOfCommand Egyptian ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
militaryBranch Egyptian army ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian Army
militaryFormationType chariot and infantry division ⓘ
militaryRole frontline combat formation ⓘ
namedAfter Amun ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Kadesh ⓘ
partOf Ramesses II’s field army ⓘ
recordedIn Bulletin of Kadesh ⓘ
Kadesh inscriptions of Ramesses II ⓘ
Poem of Pentaur ⓘ
relativeStatus principal division of the Egyptian field army ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
roleInBattleOfKadesh principal Egyptian field division ⓘ
timePeriod New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
usedIn Syrian campaigns of Ramesses II ⓘ

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Battle of Kadesh → EgyptianArmyDivision → Amun division ⓘ