Ramesses VI
Egyptian · quartigod · new kingdom · quartigod
Quartigod son of Ramesses III by Iset Ta-Hemdjert (probably Syrian-maternal-origin queen). Fifth pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty (r. 1145-1137 BCE), succeeding his nephew Ramesses V. Born c. 1185 BCE — alive at 1172 BCE as a young prince. Reign saw the beginning of the Deir el-Medina community's decline and the consolidation of priestly-queen offices that would characterize the 21st Dynasty. Mummy rediscovered in the KV35 cache by Victor Loret in 1898.
Parentage
Children
Epithets
- nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ mry-jmn
Relations
- father: Ramesses III
- mother: Iset Ta-Hemdjert
- half sibling: Ramesses IV
- half sibling: Pentaweret
- half sibling: Khaemwaset C
- spouse: Nubkhesbed
- enemy: Ramesses V
- half sibling: Ramesses VIII
Sources
- KV9 tomb in the Valley of the Kings; mummy in KV35 cache; Medinet Habu procession-of-princes; QV51 door-jamb; Karnak inscriptions; Turin papyrus; Deir el-Medina ostraca
- QV51 door-jamb bearing his cartouches in his mother's tomb