Ramesses V
Egyptian · scion · new kingdom · Recorded classification
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
- father: Ramesses IVDodson & Hilton (2004) (secondary)
- mother: DuatentopetDodson & Hilton (2004) (secondary)
Epithets
- wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ s-ḫpr-n-rꜥ Powerful is the Maat of Re, whom Re caused to come into beingRoyal titulary of Ramesses V (primary)
Relations
- father: Ramesses IVDodson & Hilton (2004) (secondary)
- mother: DuatentopetDodson & Hilton (2004) (secondary)
- enemy: Ramesses VIHis uncle and successor Ramesses VI usurped and enlarged for himself the tomb (KV9) that had been begun by and for Ramesses V.Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI; tomb KV9 redecoration evidence (secondary)
Sources
- existence: 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 (primary)
- parentage: Dodson & Hilton (2004), reconstruction from Ramesses IV / Duatentopet titulary (secondary)