The red granite fragmentary bust (Egyptian Museum in Cairo – CG 38104, JE 27856), coming from the Temple of Ptah in Memphis, is believed to be part of a statue of Ramesses II. However, owing to the fact that the fragment is unepigraphic and much eroded, this identification has to remain a hypothetical one. A detailed examination of iconographical and stylistic features of the statue leads the author to believe that the statue either represented Ramesses II or had been usurped by one of his successors.
This article is dedicated to the study and comparison of the inscriptions and iconography of the red granite colossal statue in the British Museum, inv. no. AES 61. The idea behind this paper was to demonstrate how the rigorous application of iconographical analysis of facial features can contribute to the precise dating of the classical pharaonic sculptures. This procedure when applied to the above-mentioned statue allows to conclude that it was originally conceived for Amenhotep II and usurped, later on, by Ramesses II and his successor Merenptah – not by modifying or changing its original facial features, but only by adding their own cartouches.
Artykuł podejmuje zagadnienie możliwych paraleli pomiędzy zapisami z list topograficznych Ramzesa II i Ramzesa III oraz biblijnym opisem konfliktu pomiędzy Izraelitami a Siserą, dowódcą wojsk kananejskiego władcy Jabina (Sdz 4-5). Zamiana wzmianki o q3yśr ybwn3 „sprzymierzeniu Jabina” z listy Ramzesa II na q3wś3 tib3rwtw „hordę (z) Daberat” (względnie „hordę Debory”) w wykazie podbojów Ramzesa III może być interpretowana jako świadectwo istotnych zmian politycznych w rejonie góry Tabor, które zaszły na przestrzeni około jednego wieku. Niewykluczone, że do tych samych wydarzeń nawiązuje biblijna tradycja zachowana w Sdz 4-5.
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