简介：AsystematicexaminationofRamessesⅡ'slargefamilyofover100childrenandatleastadozenwivesrevealsthattheGreatRoyalWivesNefertariandIsetnofret,alongwiththeirchildren,enjoyedaprivilegedstatuswithinthehierarchicalstructureoftheroyalfamily.NefertariowedhersupremestatustobeingmotherofRamessseⅡ'sfirstbornsonAmunhirkhopeshef,whileRamessesⅡwasstillcrownprinceunderSetyI.Isetnofret'ssonsanddaughterswerealsofavoredbecauseshegavebirthtothesecondbornsonPrinceRamessesJr.IsetnofretherselfdidnotenjoyprominenceonthemonumentsuntilafterthedeathofNefertari,norwassheburiedintheValleyoftheQueens.Theremainingoffspringofthesewivesalsobenefitedfromtheprestigeoftheirmothersandeldestbrothers.OtherearlywivesgavebirthtothemajorityofRamessesⅡ'schildren,butthesewomenarenowcompletelyanonymous.Otherattestedwivesofthekingincludehisfivedaughter-wivesandtwoHittitePrincess-brides.NootherEgyptianwivesareknownforRamessesⅡ.MonumentalsourcesthatprivilegeQueenNefertari,andthechildrenofbothNefertariandIsetnofret,revealahierarchicalstructureoftheroyalfamily.