Ramesses VIII
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Also written Ramses and Rameses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medinet Habu. Sethherkhepeshef II later briefly ascended the throne as king Ramesses VIII. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reign | 1130–1129 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Ramesses VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Ramesses IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Ramesses III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Tiye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1129 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | 20th Dynasty |
Usermaatre Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun')[1] (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC[2]), was the seventh Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and was the 9th of the 10 sons of Ramesses III.[3]
Reign
Ramesses VIII is the most obscure ruler of this Dynasty, and the current information from his brief kingship suggests that he lasted on the throne for one year at the most.[4][5] The fact that he succeeded to power after the death of Ramesses VII —his half-nephew and a son of Ramesses VI—may indicate a continuing problem in the royal succession.[4] Ramesses VIII was a son of Ramesses III.
Ramesses VIII's
The tomb inscription notes that it took 3½ months, from Year 1, I Akhet day 13 of Ramesses VIII, to start work and paint scenes on a tomb chapel in Kyenebu's tomb, and up until Year 1, I Peret day 2 to complete the work.[10] Since no year change occurs in this time interval, the accession date for Ramesses VIII must fall outside this period of this text, "i.e., within I Peret 3 to I Akhet 12."[11]
Burial
He is the sole pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty whose tomb has not been definitely identified in the
Before he became Pharaoh, the tomb QV43 in the Valley of the Queens was constructed for him, however, the tomb was never used.[13][14]
References
- ^ Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2006 paperback, p.167
- ^ "Chronological Table for the Dynastic Period" in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss & David Warburton (editors), Ancient Egyptian Chronology (Handbook of Oriental Studies), Brill, 2006. p.493
- ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, (Blackwell Books: 1992), pp.288-289
- ^ a b Clayton, p.169
- ^ Grimal, op. cit., p.289
- ^ Clayton, p.167
- ^ Tomb No.113: see P.M. I, i (1960), pp.230-231
- ^ Erik Hornung, "The New Kingdom" in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss & David Warburton (editors), Handbook of Ancient Egyptian Chronology (Handbook of Oriental Studies), Brill: 2006, p.216
- ^ A. Amer, A Unique Theban Tomb Inscription under Ramesses VIII, GM 49, 1981, pp.9-12
- ^ Amer, p.9
- ^ Amer, p.10
- ^ www.guardians.net
- ^ "Valley of the Queens". mathstat.slu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Valley of the Queens - Tomb 43". ib205.tripod.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
External links
- Theban Mapping Project – Plan of the tomb and other details.