Ramesses VIII
Egyptian · quartigod · new kingdom · Recorded classification
Quartigod son of Ramesses III; princely name Sethherkhepshef. Seventh pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty (r. c. 1129-1126 BCE), the most obscure of the dynasty, who came to the throne by a lateral succession from his great-nephew Ramesses VII. Named in the Medinet Habu procession of Ramesses III's sons. The only 20th-Dynasty king whose royal tomb is unidentified, though the queens'-valley tomb QV43 was prepared for him while still a prince.
Parentage
- father: Ramesses IIIMedinet Habu procession of royal sons (primary)
Epithets
- wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ ꜣḫ-n-jmn Powerful is the Maat of Re, Beneficial to AmunRoyal titulary of Ramesses VIII (primary)
Relations
- father: Ramesses IIIMedinet Habu procession of royal sons (primary)
- half sibling: Ramesses IVCommon paternity from Ramesses III (primary)
- half sibling: Ramesses VICommon paternity from Ramesses III (primary)
- half sibling: PentaweretCommon paternity from Ramesses III (primary)
- half sibling: Khaemwaset CCommon paternity from Ramesses III (primary)
Sources
- existence: Medinet Habu procession of the sons of Ramesses III (naming Prince Sethherkhepshef); rare monuments of Usermaatre Akhenamun; QV43 in the Valley of the Queens (prepared for him as a prince) (primary)