Ramesses V
Egyptian · scion · new kingdom · scion
Scion son of Ramesses IV by Queen Duatentopet; princely name Amenherkhepshef II. Fourth pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty (r. 1149-1145 BCE). His Year 4 is dated by the Great Wilbour Papyrus, the most important New-Kingdom land-survey document. Probably died of smallpox; burial delayed until Year 2 of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9, begun for him, was usurped and enlarged by his uncle and successor Ramesses VI. No known offspring.
Parentage
Epithets
- wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ s-ḫpr-n-rꜥ
Relations
- father: Ramesses IV
- mother: Duatentopet
- enemy: Ramesses VI
Sources
- Great Wilbour Papyrus (land survey dated to his Year 4, Brooklyn Museum / British Museum EA 10447); Turin king-list tradition; KV9 tomb in the Valley of the Kings; his mummy in the KV35 Amenhotep II cache
- Dodson & Hilton (2004), reconstruction from Ramesses IV / Duatentopet titulary