king Merneptah

king Merneptah “Merenptah” – Egyptian Pharaohs kings – Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt – The New Kingdom

The most famous pharaoh kings from the nineteenth dynasty of Egypt in the era of the New Kingdom of Egypt, Discover its Pharaonic antiquities and achievements in Ancient Egypt History.

The history of ancient Egypt and the secrets of the life of the most famous king of the Pharaohs, the 19th Dynasty, in the civilization of Ancient Egypt, and what achievements he made during his reign, and what are the discoveries of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, and an explanation of the entire ancient Merneptah stela, and more to know about the most important kings of the Pharaohs in the Pharaonic civilization to start visiting tourist attractions. In historical archaeological Egypt.

Ruling period in Ancient Egyptian Government: 1213–1203 BC

Sentence period: 10 years.

Date of birth: 1300 BC

Date of death: 1202 BC

Father: King Ramses II

Mother: Queen Estenefert, the most famous Pharaonic queen of Egypt “Female Pharaohs“.

Wife: Queen Estenefert II and Queen Takhat

Children: King Amenmesse, King Seti II, Queen Twosret.

Archaeology:

1. Stone statues to indicate the development of the art of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and Architecture in ancient Egypt during the era of King Merneptah
2. The Tomb of Merenptah | KV8 in Valley of the Kings Tombs, among the Egyptian Tombs in Luxor, southern Egypt
3. The Pharaonic sarcophagus of the king Merneptah “Ancient Egyptian Coffins“, made of granite, the most famous Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy.
4. Funerary temple of Merenptah “The most famous funerary Mortuary Temples in Thebes“.

What was king Merneptah known for?

1. king Merneptah ruled the throne of Egypt for 10 years.
2. The Order of king Merneptah No. 14 of the legitimate sons of King Ramses II.
3. All the brothers of King Merenptah, including the eldest, died during the reign of King Ramses II, either from genetic diseases or in wars or assassination attempts.
4. The Pharaonic king is the fourth king of the 19th Pharaonic dynasty.
5. The king ascended the throne of Egypt at the age of 60.

The achievements and works of king Merneptah:  

1. Conduct military campaigns against Libyans and win many wars against them “Military of ancient Egypt“.

The Mummy of king Merneptah:  

Mummy after several movements unknown to us was placed in a wooden coffin, then placed with others in a room in the Tomb of King Amenhotep II | KV35 in Valley of the Kings “King Amenhotep II, Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt“, which turned into a hiding place “The Royal Cache of Deir el-Bahri“.

• The king’s mummy was discovered in the tomb of King Amenophis II in 1898 by archaeologist Victor Loret.
• After analyzing the mummy, it was found that he had suffered from a range of diseases in his last days, such as atherosclerosis and arthritis.
• The Pharaonic king is 171cm tall.
• king Merneptah was bald.
• The king’s skull was analyzed and turned out to resemble King Seti I and King Ramses II.

The story of king Merneptah:  

king Merneptah son  No. 14 became in the order of the names of the sons of King Ramses II his successor in power, and before him was more than a dozen older and more legitimate brothers to ascend the throne of boasting him and He received the official Coronation of the Pharaohs, but we have no evidence to indicate a hostile act he did to advance his rank.

We do not know how old he was when he ascended the throne, and in any case he was not young, but an old man behind an old man on the throne, and his mummy was found in the cemetery of Amenophis II, which turned into a hiding place, indicates that he has cunning features.

Comparing him to the two visions engraved on the lid of his coffin with his real tomb in the Valley of the Kings and his other coffin, which was found in a rock tomb carved in the cemetery created by his father in Per Ramses, the sculptors gave the features a tender character, while radiating cunning. He inherited the long nose from his father and grandfather, but he took nothing of what Sethi and Ramses appreciated from the real royal commission.

This time, the danger did not come from the northeast but from the west, from the peoples of the West: the Tehenu and the Temhu, they threatened the Egyptians more than once. Ramses II recently intervened against them, as seen in the magnificent inscription on the Temple of Abu Simbel in Aswan “The most famous Egyptian temples are in the city of Aswan, which is close to the Sudanese border in the Nubia region, according to the Geography of ancient Egypt“.

Many documents, clay engravings, colorful drawings and inscriptions allow us to get an idea of these peoples.

They have pointed beards, curved noses and small strabismus on the cheeks, and their arms and legs are tattooed and wear colorful coats of many colors and open from the front, covering only the left shoulder.

The struggle of king Merneptah and the people of Israel:

Under his leadership, their leader Marbay brought together the ancient population and immigrants of the country: the Akosha, who undoubtedly ashia, the Torsha, the Loko and the Skala who gave their name to Sicily and the sards, who are well known to the Egyptians who took part in the battles within the Royal Guard, did not dream of stealing a tribe or plundering a province.

But they all dreamed of moving with their equipment and belongings to live in Nile River Valley, as the Hyksos had done before. They began to advance towards Egypt in the fifth year, and almost without resistance, they occupied the western territories, and their goal was to be blown away.

To deceive the Egyptians, they crossed the Nile and headed for the eastern provinces and camped in front of Belbes and on the border of the Canal Delta, which says Heliopolis and Boubasta before reaching the lake area sobed.

They may have divided their forces into two parts: a section that has climbed the western branch of the Nile and its destination is Memphis, and a section that plans to make a general frenzy for the peoples of Palestine, to be contacted by the people of Israel, to confirm the fears mentioned by the Gospel about Pharaoh (Ramses II).

This is how the people of Israel have become so numerous and stronger than us, let us be careful not to increase their numbers and do not join our enemies if war breaks out, and that they do not fight against us to come from this country.

king Merneptah gathered his forces and explained to them the danger uncovered for them and expressed his desire to direct his own forces against the enemy. Nice speech, but this king, who was 60 years old, would not be ridiculed if he put himself like that, or exposed him to death? His master took pity on him, as he came to him in a dream and ordered him to remain calm as he should trust him:

Speed up your walks and send your many war vehicles to the border of the land of Bar-Er.

This place is unknown to us, and the battle lasted six hours, and ended in the defeat of the enemies, and Marbay lost their treasure, lockers and wives and escaped to drag their shame. Some 7,000 people were killed in the hour of fighting and an equal number of prisoners were deployed among the soldiers. It was a triumphant return to Thebes.

The news of this almost miraculous victory was not late to reach the East, and their warriors were ready to catch up with the Libyans and participate in the looting, but these plans were abandoned, and no one thought of peace. Here is what we read at the end of the table entitled

The Stella of Israel – Merneptah Stele:

“Of the nine arches, no one raised their heads, and my sister and I, we were subjected to peace, and Canaan was captured with his evil, and Ascalon was expelled, and they took control of the islands, and they slept as if they were not, and Israel was annihilated and has no more seed, and they fled as a widow to Egypt.

In this very unique document, Israel was geographically involved with the peoples of Palestine and historically, in the fifth year of king Merneptah reign, when the sons of Israel were informed of what was happening in Libya, they all left Egypt at the time Pharaoh withdrew his forces from the eastern border to deal with the Libyan double threat.

The events organized can be summarized as follows:

Our son taught Israel about the death of the king, who enslaved them and breathed a sigh of relief. They had a leader: Moses, and because Pharaoh lives in Per Ramses  at the eastern end of the land of Goshem , where the Israelis live.

Moses was only three steps away from Pharaoh, and it is easy to attack him, for it is easy for anyone to reach the land of Ramses and meet the king and express to him what they hope for. Moses asked to go into the wilderness with his people to worship his God, and Pharaoh refused.

Egypt’s first punishment was frogs, the pharaoh was influenced first, but quickly stood and endured even the last punishment.

But he was interested to know that the sanctions were nothing but calamities or pleas that had nothing to do with nature, that disturbed the population: epidemics, lice, locusts, colds, and darkness… etc. The day they left Egypt, the Israelites did not take the Palestinian road, although it was close, but they were able to make their way through the Egyptian castles. They took the road to the sea of Djonk, less monitored, because the slaves could save themselves through Petco (B-Tom).

The Djonk Sea is not defined very precisely, confused with  the bitter lakes. Our exit steps are infinite, since the texts of the Gospel are approximate: Sokhut, and Barha Kharut.

Archaeologists searched for Baal Safoun around a painting of Baal, but their research found nothing specific. True, the Egyptians did not follow them for a long time, and the children of Israel found themselves safe in the desert.

We have accepted without proof that king Merneptah led a campaign against Palestine after his victory over the Libyans is not certain, the Stella of Israel provides a statement of the situation, the people who say they participated in the attack on Egypt, we avoid moving when they know that the Libyans have passed, and this is what king Merneptah told in his own way.

The Monuments of king Merneptah:

1.   Funerary temple of Merenptah in Luxor.
2. The Stella of Israel on display at The Egyptian Museum “Museums in Cairo“.
3. A royal palace next to the temple of God Ptah Karnak Temple, the most famous ancient Egyptian deities.

He was able to sculpt statues and build monuments in Per Ramses, Thebes and Gebel el-Silsila to celebrate the Nile festivals in Nubia “Festivals in Ancient Egypt“.

king Merneptah married one of his sisters, Isset Nefert II, who bore the same name as his mother and gave birth to a son, Prince Sethi Merenptah, who succeeded him, our king known as Sethi  II.

Funerary temple of Merenptah in Luxor:

king Merneptah built his funerary temple on the west bank of the Nile, and it was at the atalante that Flinders Petri discovered the Stella  of Israel, which was engraved by Merenptah on the back of a stella of King Amenhotep III.

The Tomb of Merenptah in the Valley of the Kings:

His tomb is in the Valley of the Kings, adjacent to the Tomb of King Ramesses III | KV11, which was built by King Ramses III of the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty, known as The Ramesside Period, in the main hall of the king’s large pink granit sarcophagus, is still in place. On the lid in the form of a Egyptian Cartouche based on the body of the king facing the most affected.

Like Ramses II, who once built a symbolic tomb in Per Ramses that apparently contained the graves of individuals and his symbolic tomb, Merenptah in Per Ramses possessed a symbolic tomb, from where the coffin came from pink granit, which was seized by king Psusennes I “Twenty-first Egyptian Dynasty, Third Intermediate Period of Egypt” after his names were replaced by the names of Merenptah, but incompletely so that the truth remains clear.

A man’s head is certainly unknown, not like Merenptah’s head.

In brief, despite his victory over the Libyan tribes, he could have been one of the unpopular pharaohs of history if he did not exist in the land of Ramses at the time the people of Israel  left Egypt.

The story of the Exodus cannot be documented by historical evidence from any point of view, but the speaker makes Moses a subtle and unusual figure vulnerable. But this history has allowed us to trace the climate of dialogue that the people of Israel left Egypt in the end, where they lived for four centuries before appearing to be their great adventure.

Explanation of the Stella of Merenptah – Stella of Israel:

Height of the Stella: 310cm.

Width of the Stella 160cm.

Thickness of the Stella: 32cm.

• king Merneptah recorded the victories of King Amenophis III over the Libyan people, including 28 hieroglyphic texts “Ancient Egyptian Language” telling us about his military campaigns and victory at Canaan.
• The triumphal Stella of King Merenptah was discovered by Flinders Petri in 1896 AD.
• The Stella of Israel is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

You will see an inscription of the God Amun God Ra at the front of the Stella and possibly in addition to the drawings of King Amenophis III wine “Food in ancient Egypt” to the God Amon Ra with the presence of God Khonsu.

Another inscription in the middle of king Merneptah Stella takes a sword from the god Amon Ra with a group of ancient Egyptian gods in whom ancient Egyptians believed .

One of the texts was translated into the God Amun Ra, who gives a sword to the king, and he says, “Take the sword of the shabsh to triumph over all foreign lands.

There are many interpretations by Egyptian scientists linking the people of Canaan to the people of Israel, but they are only theories and are not related to the truth.

Where the inhabitants of Israel there are not the peoples of the region of the plain of Marj Ibn Amer in Palestine or the peoples mentioned in the book of Torah and the Egyptian writer when he wrote about the directive of King Ramses II to eliminate the grain stores, where this will lead to famine and thus prevent the danger of enemies from attacking Egypt.

The texts in line 27, The Victory of king Merneptah, were translated as part of a military campaign against the people of Canaan, saying that “Israyir was destroyed and had no more seeds.”

What is the cause of king Merneptah death?

After analyzing the mummy of the Pharaonic king, it was found that the cause of his death was that he had a disease of old age.

History of the civilization of ancient Egypt – the Stella of Merenptah:  

The Stella of Merenptah is a historical reference discovered by the English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie in 1896, in which the king recorded his victories in the Levant, in which the word “Israel”, which was intended to be a small unimportant town (Israel is lost and its seed does not grow anymore ),was mentioned in the text.

Merenptah’s victories have also been recorded elsewhere on Libyan marchers and rebels (Miri) and have been called the “Victory Song”, part of which is:

Their command forces have been left behind, their legs have no place but to escape, their nobility has left their bows, the hearts of their enemies have weakened as soon as possible they hurry, they have dissolved their water carriers, caused their worries, their porters have been picked up and thrown away, the despicable Libyan president escaped into the darkness of the night alone without a feather (that is, without authority) on his head. His feet are bare.

His wives have moved away from his presence, his food is being taken away, he has no water to drink to support him, his brothers’ looks were as violent as the massacre, his officers fought some of them, their tents burned to the ground, burned to the ashes, all his belongings were food for the soldiers, when he returned home in the morning,  it was  those who were parked in a city whom they were disgusted to receive.

This is what those of his city said about him, that under the authority of the gods the lord of Memphis, the master of Egypt had his name cursed, (Miri) is a humiliating atrocity” (Mohammed Saud Mohammed Amer, the site of the guardians of civilization, the date of the quote February 8, 2014, a brief explanation of Merenptah and his victory song with a full Arabic translation).

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