Back رمسيس الثامن Arabic رمسيس التامن ARZ Рамзес VIII Bulgarian Ramsès VIII Catalan Ramesse VIII. Czech Ramses VIII. German Ραμσής Η΄ Greek Ramsés VIII Spanish Ramses VIII.a Basque رامسس هشتم Persian
| Ramesses VIII | |
|---|---|
| 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_image.php?q=Ramesses VIII&sq=Google&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] | |
| Pharaoh | |
| Reign | 1130–1129 BC |
| Predecessor | Ramesses VII |
| Successor | Ramesses IX |
| 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