Pi-Ramesses
The feet of a Ramses II statue at Pi-Ramesses | |
| Location | Qantir, Al Sharqia Governorate, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Region | Lower Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°47′56″N 31°50′9″E / 30.79889°N 31.83583°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| History | |
| Builder | Ramesses II |
| Founded | 13th century BC |
| Abandoned | Approximately 1060 BC |
| Periods | New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period |
Pi-Ramesses (/pɪərɑːmɛs/; Ancient Egyptian: pr-rꜥ-ms-sw, meaning "House of Ramesses") was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II (1279–1213 BC) at Qantir, near the old site of Avaris. The city had served as a summer palace under Seti I (c. 1290–1279 BC), and may have been founded by Ramesses I (c. 1292–1290 BC) while he served under Horemheb.