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Ramesses VIII
| Ramesses VIII | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also written Ramses and Rameses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![An ostracon depicting Prince Sethherkhepshef or the future Ramesses VIII in an adoration pose, with outstretched arms, and a scepter in his left hand.[1]](view.php?q=Ramesses_VIII&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Ostracon_of_Prince_Sethherkhepshef_or_the_Future_king_Ramesses_VIII.jpg) An ostracon depicting Prince Sethherkhepshef or the future Ramesses VIII in an adoration pose, with outstretched arms, and a scepter in his left hand.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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')[2] (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC[3]), 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.[4] Before ascending to the throne, he was simply known as Prince Sethherkhepsef II.
- ^ Ostracon of Prince Sethherkhepshef Egyptian Museum of Cairo
- ^ 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
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