King Ramses VI
King Ramses VI | the life story of the most famous pharaohs of the ancient Egyptian civilization

King Ramses VI King of Egypt | Facts Ramesses VI | Secrets of Egyptian Pharaohs kings |

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King Ramses VI King of Egypt | Facts Ramesses VI | Secrets of Egyptian Pharaohs kings

Mandate: 1145-1136 BC.

Date of death: 1136 BC.

Burial Place: Tomb of Ramses VI No. 9 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

Wife: Queen Nub Khesbed

Children:

  1. King Ramses VII
  2. Amunkherushef
  3. Princess Isset
  4. Paneb en Kemet
  5. Ramses Itamon.

Father: King Ramses III

Mother: Queen Isset Ta Hemejeret.

Pharaonic dynasty: 20th dynasty.

Facts about King Ramses VI “Ramesses VI”:

  1. Ramses VI ruled the throne of Egypt for 8 years.
  2. The mummy was moved from its royal Tombs of the Kings Pharaohs to the second hideout of Amenophis II.
  3. Ramses VI came to power in Egypt after the death of his brother King Ramses V, who was the legitimate heir to the throne but died without having children.
  4. He seized the tomb of King Ramses V and made his own.
  5. He seized the archaeological monuments and wrote his name in place of kings Ramses IV and V.
  6. The king’s reign witnessed corruption, great economic stagnation and the spread of theft and looting in the country, upon his death, all the property of his tomb was looted in the Valley of the Kings of Luxor.
  7. King Ramses VI dies at the age of 40.
  8. King Ramses VI is the last king of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
  9. The king’s son, Prince Amunkherushef, died several years earlier and was buried in Cemetery 13 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
  10. A statue of King Ramses VI was found but unfortunately broken and is currently on display at the Museum of Art in Lyon, France.
  11. The king’s name has been discovered engraved on the columns of the temple of Hathor at Serabit El-Khadem in Sinai.
  12. A bronze statue was found in the Megiddo area of Canaan.
  13. Stone cartouches of King Ramses VI were discovered on the island of Soheil in Aswan.
  14. Inscription in the temple of King Ramses II at Wadi Al-Sebou.
  15. Engraved in the name of the king in Ben’s tomb in Aniba, Sudan, at the third waterfall.

The works and achievements of King Ramses VI:

  1. Construction of buildings and restoration of the funerary Pharaonic Temples of Grana.
  2. Military campaigns against Libyans in southern Egypt to defend Egypt’s southwestern border.
  3. Construction of 6 tombs in the Valley of the Queens of Luxor.
  4. Send copper exploration missions to Sinai.

What did he do in the inscription of the parade of princes?

The procession of the princes was engraved in the temple of Medinet Habu, an inscription of King Ramses III and 6 princes, including King Ramses VI, where there were no names and the king was still too young.

When he became king, he added his name and royal titles in the royal cartouches and changed his form with his relations and royal status followed in accordance with the traditions of the kings of ancient Egypt.

He added titles to the inscription of the procession of princes as the son of the king, crown prince and others, and then he wrote the names of his brothers and sons and wrote the name Ramses IV on the relief.

Koptos’ Stella:

A special stella of King Ramses VI’s daughter, Princess Isset, was found, showing hieroglyphic inscriptions showing the god Osiris and Princess Isset offering him incense.

Reign of King Ramses VI:

▪ Egypt lost the areas that were under its control in Canaan.

▪ Ramses VI lost control and dominance over Asian countries.

▪The king was only interested in showing himself a great pharaoh and usurping the temples of the royal family.

▪ He named his daughter, the divine spouse of God Amun.

▪ He transformed Thebes into the religious capital of Egypt.

▪ The king launched military campaigns at the very beginning of his reign to maintain the rebellion in southern Egypt.

King Ramses VI buried the mummy of King Ramses V in an unknown location in the Valley of the Kings, and then took his grave for himself.

▪There is an inscription on the second pylon in the Karnak Temple in which he appears victorious over the enemies and eliminates them with all force.

▪ A statue of the king holding a bound prisoner was found after the war.

▪The king’s reign saw grain prices rise and the economy experienced a very great period of weakness.

Theft:

  1. The name of King Ramses IV was changed and replaced by the names of Ramses VI in stone cartouches in the temple of Karnak in Luxor.
  2. The statue of King Ramses IV was usurped and changed its name.
  3. The texts of King Ramses IV are modified on the obelisk of Thutmose I at Karnak.
  4. The tomb of his elder brother, King Ramses V, was usurped in the Valley of the Kings.
  5. He completely erased the names of King Ramses V from the walls of the Temple of Habu in Luxor.

Tomb of Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings:

The tomb is characterized by a clear mummy, many pharaonic objects and unique drawings from the life of King Ramses VI.

 

Author & Writer: Tamer Ahmed Abd elfatah Yousif

 

 

King Ramses VI | the life story of the most famous pharaohs of the ancient Egyptian civilization
King Ramses VI | the life story of the most famous pharaohs of the ancient Egyptian civilization

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