A relief of Prince Sethiherkhepeshef II, one of Ramesses III's many sons, from the latter's temple at Medinet Habu. Sethherkhepeshef II later briefly ascended the throne as king Ramesses VIII.
Pharaoh
Reign
1130–1129 BC
Predecessor
Ramesses VII
Successor
Ramesses IX
Royal titulary
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Usermaatre-Akhenamun
Nomen
Ramesses (Sethherkhepsef)meryamun
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')[1] (reigned 1130–1129 BC, or 1130 BC[2]), 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.[3]
^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
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