Mentuherkhepeshef (son of Ramesses IX)
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Montuherkhepeshef was an ancient Egypt
ian prince of the 20th dynasty
, a son of Pharaoh Ramesses IX
.
His name also occurs as Ramesses-Montuherkhepeshef. He is likely to have been the brother of Pharaoh Ramesses X
and Prince Nebmaatre
. He was buried in the tomb KV19
in the Valley of the Kings
, which was probably originally made for Ramesses VIII
. His titles were: First King's Son of his Body; Eldest King's Son of his Body; Generalissimo; Executive at the Head of the Two Lands.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian prince of the 20th dynasty
Twentieth dynasty of Egypt
The Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, New Kingdom. This dynasty is considered to be the last one of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and was followed by the Third Intermediate Period....
, a son of Pharaoh Ramesses IX
Ramesses IX
Ramesses IX was the eighth king of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. He was the third longest serving king of this Dynasty after Ramesses III and Ramesses XI...
.
His name also occurs as Ramesses-Montuherkhepeshef. He is likely to have been the brother of Pharaoh Ramesses X
Ramesses X
Khepermare Ramesses X was the ninth ruler of the 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. His birth name was Amonhirkhepeshef. It is uncertain if his reign was 3 or 4 Years, but there is now a strong consensus among Egyptologists that it did not last as long as 9 Years, as was previously assumed...
and Prince Nebmaatre
Nebmaatre (prince)
Nebmaatre was an ancient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Re in Heliopolis during the 20th dynasty. He is likely to have been a son of Ramesses IX since they are mentioned together on a door lintel in a Heliopolis temple...
. He was buried in the tomb KV19
KV19
Tomb KV19, located in a side branch of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended as the burial place of Prince Ramesses Sethherkhepshef, better known as Pharaoh Ramesses VIII, but was later used for the burial of Prince Mentuherkhepshef instead, the son of Ramesses IX, who predeceased his...
in the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
, which was probably originally made for Ramesses VIII
Ramesses VIII
Usermare Akhenamun Ramesses VIII or Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun , was the seventh Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and was one of the last surviving sons of Ramesses...
. His titles were: First King's Son of his Body; Eldest King's Son of his Body; Generalissimo; Executive at the Head of the Two Lands.