What is the Ramesseum used for?
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (Ramesses Meryamun Usermaatre Setepenre, also known as Ramesses the Great). It was intended to house the mortuary cult of the king when he died, but was also dedicated to the god Amun. Why did Ramses II build the Ramesseum? The Temple of the Ramesseum was built…