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Ramesses VII in hieroglyphs

The sixth pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty
Prenomen: Usermaatra setepenra
Also known as: Ramses VII
Accession 1137 BC
End of reign 1130 BC
Duration 7 years
Highest attested year Year 8
The son of Ramesses VI, he was buried in Tomb KV1 in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. The unfinished tomb has been known since antiquity and is small in comparison to other tombs of the Twentieth Dynasty. Very little is known about his reign except that grain prices soared.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt an-m-nsw
Ka nakht an em nesu
kꜢ-nḫt Ꜥn-m-nsw
"The strong bull, magnificent of royalty"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:H1 · Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a (top row)
kA-nxt an-m-nsw
Ka nakht an em nesu
kꜢ-nḫt Ꜥn-m-nsw
"The strong bull, magnificent of royalty"
Papyrus Louvre 80
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:H2
kA-nxt an-m-nTr
Ka nakht an em netjer
kꜢ-nḫt Ꜥn-m-nṯr
BIFAO 29, p. 74
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:H3
kA nakht ra nefer her nb Hbw-sd mi it.f ptH-tA-Tnn
Ka nakht Ra nefer her neb hebused mi itef Ptah-Tatenen
kꜢ nꜤkht rꜤ nefer her nb ḥbw-sd mꞽ ꞽt.f ptḥ-tꜢ-ṯnn
"The victorious bull of Ra, beautiful of face, possessor of Sed festivals like his father Ptah-Tatenen"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI, 385:3
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:H4
mk-kmt waf-xAstjw
Mek Kemet waf khastiu
mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢstꞽw
"Protector of Egypt, he who vanquishes the foreigners"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:N2 · Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a (top row)
mk kmt waf xAstyw
Mek Kemet waf khastiu
mk kmt wꜤf ḫꜢstyw
"The protector of Egypt who has subdued the foreigners"
Papyrus Louvre 80
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:N1
wsr-rnpwt-mj-jmn
User renput mi Amun
wsr-rnpwt-mꞽ-ꞽmn
"Rich in years like Amum"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:G1 · Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a (top row)
wsr-mAat-ra stp.n-ra mrj-jmn
User Maat Ra, setep en Ra, mery Amun
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Rich in Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a (top row)
wsr-mAat-ra stp.n-ra mrj-jmn
User Maat Ra, setep en Ra, mery Amun
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Rich in Maat like Ra, the chosen one of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:T2 · Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a
ra-msj-sw jt(.j)-jmn nTr-HqA-jnwn
Ramessu, ity Amun, heqa netjer Iunu
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ꞽt(.ꞽ)-ꞽmn nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-ꞽnwn
"Ramesses, his father is Amun, god and ruler of Heliopolis"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a
ra-msj-sw jt(.j)-jmn nTr-HqA-jwnw
Ramessu, ity Amun, heqa netjer Iunu
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ꞽt(.ꞽ)-ꞽmn nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-ꞽwnw
"Ramesses, his father is Amun, god and ruler of Heliopolis"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a (top row)
ra-msj-sw jt(.j)-jmn nTr-HqA-jnwn
Ramessu, ity Amun, heqa netjer Iunu
rꜤ-msꞽ-sw ꞽt(.ꞽ)-ꞽmn nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-ꞽnwn
"Ramesses, his father is Amun, god and ruler of Heliopolis"
Valley of Kings, Tomb KV11
Beckerath, Handbuch: 170-171, 6:E2 · Lepsius, Denkmäler III, 233a

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