Ramesses V
The fourth pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty, Ramesses V, only reigned for four years before his uncle Ramesses VI succeeded him on the throne. Why this happened is unknown, but Ramesses VI did usurp tomb KV9 already begun by Ramesses V.
Reign of Ramesses V |
AE Chronology | 1149–1146 |
von Beckerath | 1145–1142 |
Shaw | 1147–1143 |
Dodson | 1146–1141 |
Malek | 1147–1143 |
Arnold | 1156–1151 |
Grimal | 1148–1144 |
Redford | 1160–1156 |
Highest attestation | Year 4 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht men Maat
kꜢ-nḫt mn-mꜢꜤt
Strong bull, whose Maat is permanent
E1:D40-mAat-O25
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 223b
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:H
Golden Horus name
User renput mi Itemu
wsr-rnpwt-mi-itm
Rich in years like Atum
wsr-s-rnp-rnp-rnp-mi-i-t:U15:M-A40
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, VI, 222
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:G
Throne name
User Maat Ra, sekheper en Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫpr.n-rꜤ
Ra is rich in Maat, he who Ra has raised
ra-wsr-C10A-s-ra-xpr:n
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 223a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:T1
Throne name variant A
User Maat Ra sekheper en Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫpr.n-rꜤ
Ra is rich in Maat, he who Ra has raised
ra-C2A\-wsr-C10A-s*xpr:n
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 223b
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:T2
Throne name variant B
User Maat Ra, sekheper en Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫpr.n-rꜤ
Ra is rich in Maat, he who Ra has raised
ra-wsr*C10A:z-C2*xpr:n
Ostracon CG 25189bis
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:T3
Throne name variant C
User Maat Ra, sekheper en Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫpr.n-rꜤ
Ra is rich in Maat, he who Ra has raised
ra-wsr-Sw-s-xpr-n:ra-G7
Turin 57002 verso
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:T4
Throne name variant D
User Maat Ra, sekheper en Ra
wsr-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ sḫpr.n-rꜤ
Ra is rich in Maat, he who Ra has raised
ra-wsr-Sw-s-xpr:n-ra-G7
Papyrus WIlbour 45,40
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:T5
Birth name
Ramessu Amun her khepeshef mery Amun
rꜤ-msi-sw imn-(ḥr)-ḫpš.f mri.imn
Ra created him, Amun is his force, beloved of Amun
ra-C12\-C12F-N36-s-ms-sw-f
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 223b
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:E1
Birth name variant A
Ramessu Amun her khepeshef mery Amun
rꜤ-msi-sw imn-(ḥr)-ḫpš mri.imn
Ra created him, Amun is his force, beloved of Amun
ra-C12A\-T16A-C12A-N36-sw-ms-s
Usurped
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 223a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:E5
Birth name variant B
Ramessu Amun her khepeshef mery Amun
rꜤ-msi-sw imn-(ḥr)-ḫpš.f mri.imn
Ra created him, Amun is his force, beloved of Amun
ra-C12\-C12F-N36-ms-z:z:xpS:f
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, VI, 221
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:E3
Birth name variant C
Ramessu Amun her khepeshef mery Amun
rꜤ-msi-sw imn-(ḥr)-ḫpš.f mri.imn
Ra created him, Amun is his force, beloved of Amun
ra-ms-s-s-i-mn:n-G7-D2-Z1-xpS:D40:f-G7-mr-i-mn:n-G7
Papyrus Wilbour 76,27
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 168-169, 4:E4
Bibliography
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Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 321–323
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): 191–194
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 131