Kadesh inscriptions

The Poem of Pentaur (pntAwr.t), usually short referred to as the Poem is known from eight inscriptions, and lists the peoples which went to Kadesh as allies of the Hittites. Amongst them are some of the Sea Peoples and many of the other peoples who would later take part in battles of the 12th century BC (see Battle of Kadesh). The Poem has been questioned as actual verse, as opposed to a prose account similar to what other pharaohs had recorded. ==Bulletin==

The Bulletin or the Record is itself simply a lengthy caption accompanying the reliefs. Eight copies survive today on the temples at Abydos, Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel, with reliefs depicting the battle. ==Other inscriptions==

In addition to these lengthy presentations, there are also numerous small captions used to point out various elements of the battle. Outside of the inscriptions, a hieratic copy of the Poem is preserved in the Raifet-Sallier papyrus, of which the first page is lost, the second page ("Papyrus Raifet") is in the Louvre and the third page ("Papyrus Sallier III") is in the British Museum. However, this is "an inaccurate copy of the whole text". Cuneiform references to the battle have been found at Hattusa, including a letter from Ramesses to Hattusili III written in response to a scoffing complaint by Hattusili about the pharaoh's victorious depiction of the battle. However, no annals have been discovered that might describe it as part of a campaign. Instead, there are various references made to it in the context of other events. ==Copies==

Poem • Luxor Temple pylon, north side of both towers • Karnak, outside the south wall of the Great Hypostyle Hall • Abydos: Ramesses II temple Bulletin • Abu Simbel: Great Temple north wall of the first hall • Ramesseum, west side of first pylon • Luxor Temple pylon, south side Reliefs • Abydos: Ramesses II temple, outside walls • Ramesseum, first pylon • Ramesseum, second pylon • Karnak • Luxor Temple pylon: • Temple of Derr • Abu Simbel: Great Temple north wall of the first hall ==Gallery==

File:AbydosR2QadeshBattle-81.jpg| File:LuxorTemplePylonBattleR2.jpg| File:Flickr - archer10 (Dennis) - Egypt-3B-036.jpg| File:Karnak Ägyptisch-Hethitischer Friedensvertrag 06.jpg| File:Cyark Ramesseum first pylon 2.jpg| File:RamesseumPM10.jpg| File:Relief Kadesh Breasted.jpg| File:Flickr - archer10 (Dennis) - Egypt-10C-021.jpg| File:Ramses II at Kadesh.jpg| File:Ägypten 1999 (134) Assuan- Im Großen Tempel von Abu Simbel (27595822585).jpg| ==See also==

• Egyptian Accounts of the Battle of Kadesh