Ramesses VI

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

• father: Ramesses IIIMedinet Habu procession-of-princes (primary)
• mother: Iset Ta-HemdjertQV51 door-jamb (primary)

Children

• Iset
• Ramesses VII

Epithets

• nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ mry-jmn Egyptian · Nebmaatre Meryamun · titleLord of the Maat of Re, Beloved of AmunRoyal titulary of Ramesses VI (primary)

Relations

• father: Ramesses IIIMedinet Habu procession-of-princes (primary)
• mother: Iset Ta-HemdjertQV51 door-jamb (primary)
• half sibling: Ramesses IVMedinet Habu procession-of-princes (primary)
• half sibling: PentaweretCommon paternity from Ramesses III (primary)
• half sibling: Khaemwaset CCommon paternity from Ramesses III; Medinet Habu procession-of-princes (primary)
• spouse: Nubkhesbed (his Great Royal Wife) · EgyptianKarnak inscriptions (primary)
• father of: Ramesses VII (Itamun; his successor) · EgyptianKV1 tomb of Ramesses VII (primary)
• father of: Iset (God's Wife of Amun and Divine Adoratrice of Amun, installed at Thebes) · EgyptianKarnak inscriptions (primary)
• spouse: NubkhesbedHis Great Royal Wife Nubkhesbed, mother of Ramesses VII and the God's Wife Iset.Tomb KV13 carvings; Koptos stela of Iset (Manchester Museum 1781) (primary)
• enemy: Ramesses VHe usurped and enlarged for himself the tomb KV9 begun by and for his nephew Ramesses V.Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions VI; KV9 redecoration evidence (secondary)
• half sibling: Ramesses VIIIBoth sons of Ramesses III by different mothers.Common paternity from Ramesses III (Medinet Habu procession of princes) (primary)

Sources

• existence: 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 (primary)
• parentage-mother-Iset-Ta-Hemdjert: QV51 door-jamb bearing his cartouches in his mother's tomb (primary)