The seventh pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty
Prenomen: Usermaatra akhenamun
Also known as: Ramses VIII · Rameses VIII
Accession 1130 BC
End of reign 1129 BC
Duration 1 years
Highest attested year Year 1
The ninth of the ten sons of Ramesses III, he is the only pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty without a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. His reign was likely very brief, perhaps only a year or so.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
References
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): pp. 205–206
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 172–173
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 132–133
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 328–329
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