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Ramses VIII


Rule20th Dynasty: 1130 - 1129 BC.
PredecessorRamses VII
FatherRamses III
MotherIsis Ta-Hemdjert
NomenBirth name: Ramses: Ra has fashioned him
PraenomenThrone name: Usermaatre-Akhenamun: Powerful is the justice of Ra, chosen of Ra, beloved of Amun
Capital cityAvaris (Pi-Ramesse)
Reign
  • He was one of the last surviving sons of Ramses III
  • His reign is almost undocumented, known only by his representation in the temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu
  • He originally begun construction of KV 19, as noted on the reveals of the tomb's entrance jambs. However it soon became inadequate to his royal needs
  • BurialHe is the only pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty whose tomb has not been definitely identified
    SuccessorRamses IX
    WikipediaRamses VIII

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