I've often wondered why Tia isn't depicted in anything with Rameses during his reign (perhaps she was and I just haven't seen them). I mean she was his only sister. Although since it appears that they had a big age gap, I would still think to see one of them? she could have easily been depicted at Abu Simbel. I have often wondered if Seti married any other women when became pharaoh? could he have had other children by lesser wives even though we don't know of any?

Hi there , i found this interesting debate, and i would like to join.
Well .... most of it, was interesting i did not read all, because i have disgusting monitor .
It seems to me, pretty clear that Rameses has a king ancestors, for any more information everyone can check Tanis stele.
About the Big brother of Rameses II i would say that there is no such a thing.
In a few words ...
This is an idea of D.Breadsted , on the north wall of big hypostyle hall in Karnak there is an inscriptions about Seti I military activity.There D.Breadsted sow, what he ment to be, a first and primary son of Seti I which is not Usermaatre. This theory was under question by Ed.Meier who sad that inscription of personage that accompany Seti I , is so bad preserved , that there will be need a lot of imagination to develop such an interesting theory about the primary brother.However , after more epigraph research, it was found that this is Head of marksmens named Mehi.

After all i also have an interesting question to ask.
What do you think, is was Rameses a hyksos ?
There is an interesting clues, that may support such an idea. I woud like to know what is your's opinion here.

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What are the clues that suggest Rameses II might have been an Hyksos?
As far as I know, his geneology is quite well documented. His father (Seti) was a Pharaoh; his grandfather (Rameses I) was a Pharaoh, originally a soldier chosen by Horemheb to be his heir.
Admittedly, the family MAY has had some Canaanite blood, but such a happening wasn't that unusual. After all Egypt was a melting-pot, and all sorts of racial types could be found.
But his family, as far as I can see, was typically Egyptian.

Well , his family is unknown before Rameses I.
About these clues, you know he was a tall men , also that red hair ...
Hyksos are a bit mysterious for me, and i am not an anthropologist so i can not say that, this(that i mention about his growth, and hair colors) is a clue linking whit Hyksos, but such a specialist i believe would be able to make some other compares whit any Hyksos remains, after all these are still clues assuming some foreign blood.Also he make Avaris once more a capital(Pi-Ramses).And Tannis stele speak for anniversary of some Set era , when that era start ? Can it's start, be connected whit 15-th dynasty, it is known that the Hyksos had worshiped Set ?

I am sorry if my English had some mistakes , it is not the best and i hope i am understandable.