Ramesses I
Also known as: Ramses I |
Dynasty XIX |
Ramesses I was already an old man when he was chosen by Horemheb to succeed him upon his death. The new dynasty he founded was only just starting up when Ramesses I died, and his son Seti I ascended the throne, ensuring that the dynasty lived on. Seti might well have been a reason Ramesses was chosen as succession from father-to-son had been non-existent since the death of Akhenaten
Ramesses I's almost ephemeral reign meant that he didn't get to build much, but that was soon remedied by his son, who became a very prolific builder, who in turn was outdone his son, Ramesses II.
Reign of Ramesses I |
AE Chronology | 1292–1291 |
von Beckerath | 1292–1290 |
Shaw | 1295–1294 |
Dodson | 1298–1296 |
Malek | 1295–1294 |
Arnold | 1307–1306 |
Grimal | 1295–1294 |
Redford | 1315–1314 |
Manetho (Josephus) | 1y 4m |
Highest attestation | Year 2 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht wadj nesyt
kꜢ-nḫt wꜢḏ-nsyt
The strong bull, he who rejuvenates the royalty
E1:D40-wAD-sw-t-i-i-Y1:Z2
Brussels E.2171
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXVIII (244)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:8
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:H
Horus name variant
Ka nakht wadj nesyt
kꜢ-nḫt wꜢḏ-nsyt
The strong bull, he who rejuvenates the royalty
E1:D40-wAD-sw-t-i-i-A40B-Z3
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 130 (4)
Louvre C57 stele
Champollion, Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, I, plate 1 (2)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 2:9
Nebty name
Kha em nisut mi Itemu
ḫꜤi-m-nsw-mi-itm
He who appears as a king, like Atum
xa:a:Y1-m&t-sw-A44-mi-i-t:U15:Aa15
Brussels E.2171
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXVIII (244)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:8
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 2:N
Golden Horus name
Semen Maat khet tawy
smn-mꜢꜤt-ḫt-tꜢwi
Who established
Maat throughout the Two Lands
s-mn:n-U32-Aa11v-xt:x*t:D54-N21:N21
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 130 (4)
Louvre C57 stele
Champollion, Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, I, plate 1 (2)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 2:9
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 2:G2
Throne name
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra:mn-F9
Copenhagen National Museum obelisk fragment No. 468
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 5:3
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra-F9-mn
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 3:16; 4:2
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:T4
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra-mn:n-F9
Louvre C57 stele
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 2:6
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 123a
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra:mn-F9-F9
Brussels E.2171
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:12
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:T1
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra:mn-S3-F9
Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 130 (4)
Louvre C57 stele
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 2:10
Rosellini, Monumenti Storici, IV.1 plate XLV (1)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 2:T2
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra-F9-F9-mn
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 4:9
ASAE, 4, 182
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra:mn-F9:t*t
Abydos king list 75
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra-F9-t*t:mn
Saqqara king list 3
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra
ra-mn:n-F9-F9
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 3:10
Louvre E 7690 (pedestal of a statue)
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra, heqa Maat
mn-pḥti-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt
Eternal is the Strength of Ra, ruler of Maat
ra:mn-HqA-F9-H6
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 5:4
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:T5
Throne name variant
Men pehty Ra, tit Ra
mn-pḥti-rꜤ tit-rꜤ
Eternal is the Strength of Ra, the image of Ra
ra:mn-F9-F9-ra:D17:t
Brussels E.2171
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:5
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:T6
Birth name
Ramessu
rꜤ-msi-sw
Ra has fashioned him
ra-ms-s-sw-w
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:15
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 123a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:E1
Birth name variant
Ramessu
rꜤ-msi-sw
Ra has fashioned him
ra-ms-s-z
Brussels E.2171
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXVIII (244)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:6
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:E3
Birth name variant
Ramessu
rꜤ-msi-sw
Ra has fashioned him
ra-ms-s-s
Brussels E.2171
Gardiner, Peet, Cerny The Inscriptions of Sinai, I, plate LXVIII (244)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 1:12
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:E2
Birth name variant
Ramessu heqa Maat
rꜤ-msi-sw ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt
Ramesses, ruler of Maat
ra-ms-s-s-HqA-q-H6
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, I, 3:8
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 148-149, 1:E4
The complete titulary
Sources containing all five names of the royal titulary
Buhen, stela of Ramesses I, year 2
Kitchen 1975, 2, §3; Louvre stela C57
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
Author | Greek | Transliteration | Transcription | Reign |
Josephus 97 |
Pαμεσσης |
Rhamesses |
Ramesses |
1 year, 4 months |
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 148–149
Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 305–307
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): 2–9
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 109