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Ramesses IV in hieroglyphs

third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty
Prenomen: Usermaatra setepenamun
Accession1155 BC
End of reign1149 BC
Duration6 years
Highest attested yearYear 7
Although his father, Ramses III, had been assassinated by conspirators who wanted to seize the throne for the son of a minor queen, the legitimate Crown Prince, Ramses IV, prevailed. He was probably around forty when he became king and began his reign by punishing those who had orchestrated his father's murder. He also initiated many large building projects.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt anx-m-mAat
Ka nakht ankh em Maat
kꜢ-nḫt Ꜥnḫ-m-mꜢꜤt
"Horus, the strong bull, his Maat lives"
Year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 36
Beckerath, Handbuch: 166-167, 3:H3
kA-nxt amx-m-mAat nb-HAbw-sd-mj-jt.f-pth-tATnn
Ka nakht ankh em Maat neb habu-sed mi itef Ptah-Tatenen
kꜢ-nḫt Ꜥmḫ-m-mꜢꜤt nb-ḥꜢbw-sd-mꞽ-ꞽt.f-pth-tꜢṯnn
"Horus, the strong bull, his Maat lives, master of the Heb-Sed like his father Ptah-Tatenen"
Year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, II, plate 101 (bottom)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 166-167, 3:H1
mk-kmt waf-pDt-9
Mek Kemet waf pedjut 9
mk-kmt wꜤf-pḏt-9
"The protector of Egypt, he who vanquishes the Nine Bows"
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, II, plate 101 (bottom)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 166-167, 3:N
wsr-rnpwt wr-nxtw
User renput wer nakhtu
wsr-rnpwt wr-nḫtw
"The golden falcon, rich in years, whose victories are great"
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, II, plate 101 (bottom)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 166-167, 3:G
wsr-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
User Maat Ra, setep en Amun
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Usermaatra, chosen one of Amun"
Year 1
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouadi Hammamat, 86
Beckerath, Handbuch: 166-167, 3:T1
wsr-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
User Maat Ra, setep en Amun
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Usermaatra, chosen one of Amun"
Year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, II, plate 101 (bottom)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T3
wsr-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
User Maat Ra, setep en Amun
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Usermaatra, chosen one of Amun"
Year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, VI, plate 101 B (usurped by Ramesses VI)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T4
HqA-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
Heqa Maat Ra, setep en Amun
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Amun"
After year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 12
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T5
HqA-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
Heqa Maat Ra, setep en Amun
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Amun"
After year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, V, plate 360 B
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T6
HqA-mAat-ra stp.n-jmn
Heqa Maat Ra, setep en Amun
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ꞽmn
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Amun"
After year 1
Couyat, Montet, Les inscriptions hiéroglyphiques et hiératiques du Ouadi Hammamat, 240
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T7
HqA-mAat-ra stp.n-ra
Heqa Maat Ra, setep en Ra
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Ra"
After year 1
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny, The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXXV (277)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T9
HqA-mAat-ra stp.n-ptH
Heqa Maat Ra, setep en Ptah
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-ptḥ
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Ptah"
After year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 35
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T10
HqA-mAat-ra
Heqa Maat Ra
ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ
"Ruler of the Maat like Ra"
After year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 80
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:T11
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
Year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, VIII, plate 593
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E1
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of the Maat, beloved of Amun"
Year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 10
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E2
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj.jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ.ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
Year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, II, plate 101 (bottom)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E3
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
Year 1
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 1
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E4
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
After year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, V, plate 361 B
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E5
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
After year 1
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny, The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXXI (276)
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E7
ra-msj-sw HqA-mAat mrj-jmn
Ramessu heqa Maat mery Amun
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Ramesses, ruler of Maat, beloved of Amun"
After year 1
Epigraphic Survey, Medinet Habu, V, plate 301
Beckerath, Handbuch: 168-169, 3:E8

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