Karnak Temple -War Scenes of Seti I

the original painting had been effaced and that s what we call a A palimpsest relief in which a figure of the military officer Mehy was replaced with an image of Crown Prince Ramesses, the future Ramesses II.
Palimpsest of Mehy and Prince Ramesses
Texts identify this person as none other than Crown Prince Ramesses! But even the casual observer will note that something strange is going on in these reliefs. There is clearly another figure with a different name over which Ramesses II later carved his own name and image.
For decades, it was thought that this shadowy figure was a disgraced or even a murdered elder brother of Ramesses.but the truth is. The man was a military officer named Mehy. Mehy was only a mid-level officer, but he bore high honorific titles. Like Prince Ramesses figure, his figure had been added after the war scenes were completed. Who he really was and why he is there remain a mystery.

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