- Ramesses VIII
Pharaoh Infobox
Name=Ramesses VIII
Alt=Also written Ramses and Rameses
NomenHiero=N5-C7-C12-N36-F31-s-M23
Nomen="Ramesses (Sethherkhepsef)meryamun"
PrenomenHiero=wsr-C10-C12-G25-Aa1:n
Prenomen="Usermaatre-Akhenamun"
Reign=1130–1129 BC
Predecessor=Ramesses VII
Successor=Ramesses IX
Dynasty=20th Dynasty
Father=Ramesses III
Died=1129 BC|Usermare Akhenamun Ramesses VIII (also written Ramses and Rameses) or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun ('Set is his Strength, beloved of Amun') [Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2006 paperback, p.167] (1130 -1129 BC ) was the seventhPharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of theNew Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and was one of the last surviving sons ofRamesses III . [Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, (Blackwell Books: 1992), pp.288-289] The fact that he succeeded to power after the death of Ramesses VII--a son of Ramesses VI--may indicate a continuing problem in the royal succession. [Clayton, op. cit., p.169] Ramesses VIII is the most obscure ruler of this Dynasty and the current information from his brief kingship suggests that he lasted on the throne for one year at the most. [Grimal, op. cit., p.289] [Clayton, op. cit., p.169] although some scholars assign him a maximum reign of two years. Monuments from his reign are scarce and consist primarily of an inscription at Medinet Habu, a mention of this ruler in one document--Berlinstela 2081 of Hori at Abydos--and one scarab. His only known date is a Year 1, I Peret day 2 graffito in the tomb of Kyenebu at Thebes. [Tomb No.113: see P.M. I, i (1960), pp.230-231]He is the sole pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty whose tomb has not been definitely identified in the
Valley of the Kings , though some scholars have suggested that the tomb of PrinceMentuherkhepshef ,KV19 , the son ofRamesses IX , was originally started for Ramesses VIII but proved unsuitable when he became a king in his own right. Ramesses VIII's prenomen or royal name, Usermaatre Akhenamun, means "Powerful is the Justice of Re, Helpful to Amun." [Clayton, op. cit., p.167]Search for the Lost Tomb
Currently an all-Egyptian team of researchers headed by Afifi Rohiem under the supervision of Dr.
Zahi Hawass are looking for the pharaoh's never identified tomb [http://www.guardians.net/hawass/Press%20Releases/secrets_of_the_valley_of_the_kings.htm]References
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