Ramesses II — "There was no other like me, no other king who could stand before me, for I am th…"
There was no other like me, no other king who could stand before me, for I am the chosen of Ra, the son of Osiris, the living Horus on earth.
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Composite of typical divine claims and self-deification found in royal inscriptions.
Date: c. 13th Century BCE
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