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Ramesses may refer to:

Ancient Egypt[edit]

Pharaohs of the nineteenth dynasty[edit]

Ramesses I, founder of the 19th Dynasty
Ramesses II, also called "Ramesses the Great"
- Prince Ramesses (prince), second son of Ramesses II
- Prince Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben, a son of Ramesses II

Pharaohs of the twentieth dynasty[edit]

Ramesses III, adversary of the Sea Peoples
Ramesses IV
Ramesses V
Ramesses VI
Ramesses VII
Ramesses VIII
Ramesses IX
Ramesses X
Ramesses XI

Locations[edit]

Pi-Ramesses, founded by pharaoh Ramesses II on the former site of Avaris

Books[edit]

Ramses the Damned, an alternate title of the novel The Mummy by Anne Rice
The Ramses (Ramsès) series of five best-selling historical novels, by French author and Egyptologist Christian Jacq

Entertainers and artists[edit]

Albert Marchinsky, an illusionist whose stage name was "The Great Rameses"
Ramases, an early-1970s-era British musician
Ramsés VII, pseudonym used by Argentine singer-songwriter Tanguito (1945-1972)
Ramesses (band), an English sludge/doom metal band, formed by ex-Electric Wizard members Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening
Ramses Shaffy (1933–2009), Dutch singer
Ramses Younan (1913–1966), Egyptian painter and writer

Fictional characters[edit]

King Ramses, a minor villain in the animated cartoon Courage the Cowardly Dog
Ramses Emerson, a fictional character in the "Amelia Peabody" book series by U.S. author Elizabeth Peters
Ramses, a summon creature in the Game Boy Advance game Golden Sun
Ramses XIII, protagonist of the 1895 historical novel Pharaoh by Bolesław Prus

Military[edit]

MV Ramses, a German blockade runner sunk by HMAS Adelaide in 1942
The Ramses II tank, an Egyptian main battle tank

Products[edit]

Ramses, a brand of condom manufactured by Durex

Sports[edit]

Rameses (mascot), the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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+{{for|the description of the name|Ramesses (Egyptian name)}}
+'''Ramesses''' may refer to:
-'''Ramesses''' ({{IPAc-en|r|æ|'|m|ɛ|s|iː|z}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|m|ə|s|iː|z}}), also commonly spelled '''Rameses''' or '''Ramses''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|m|ə|s|ɛ|s}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|m|s|ɛ|s}}, or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|m|s|iː|z}}), is the name conventionally given in English transliteration to 11 [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[pharaoh]]s of the later [[Conventional Egyptian chronology#New Kingdom|New Kingdom]] period. Other variants of the name include [[Ramose]] and [[Ramesses I|Paramessu]]; these various spellings could be used to refer to the same person.
+{{TOC right}}
+== Ancient Egypt ==
+=== Pharaohs of the nineteenth dynasty ===
+* [[Ramesses I]], founder of the 19th Dynasty
+* [[Ramesses II]], also called "Ramesses the Great"
+** Prince [[Ramesses (prince)]], second son of Ramesses II
+** Prince [[Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben]], a son of Ramesses II
+=== Pharaohs of the twentieth dynasty ===
-The various forms are based on the Greek (Ραμεσσυς: ''Ramessus''), Latin (Ramesses), or Hebrew (רעמסס: ''Raˁamses, Raˁmeses'') forms of the name, all ultimately based on the [[Egyptian language|Ancient Egyptian]] form: ''rˁ-ms-sw'' "[[Ra]] [is] the one who gave birth [to] him".
+* [[Ramesses III]], adversary of the Sea Peoples
+* [[Ramesses IV]]
+* [[Ramesses V]]
+* [[Ramesses VI]]
+* [[Ramesses VII]]
+* [[Ramesses VIII]]
+* [[Ramesses IX]]
+* [[Ramesses X]]
+* [[Ramesses XI]]
+=== Locations ===
-The name  (רעמסס: ''Raˁamses, Raˁmeses'') occurs in the Hebrew Bible, not as the name of a king but rather the name of one of the two cities was built for the [[Pharaoh]] of the oppression by the forced labor of the [[Israelite]]s {{bibleverse-nb||Exodus|1:11|31}}, the other such city being [[Pithom]]. Thus, the name was known to Jews and Christians long before the advent of modern Egyptology. The city is now commonly identified as [[Pi-Ramesses]] (''House of Ramesses''), the new capital founded by [[Ramesses II]].
+* [[Pi-Ramesses]], founded by pharaoh Ramesses II on the former site of Avaris
+== Books ==
-The convention of numbering kings who had the same name did not exist in Ancient Egypt, the numbers of the various pharaohs called ''Rameses'' were provided by modern scholars.
+* ''Ramses the Damned'', an alternate title of the novel ''[[The Mummy (novel)|The Mummy]]'' by [[Anne Rice]]
+* The ''Ramses'' (''Ramsès'') series of five best-selling historical novels, by French author and Egyptologist [[Christian Jacq]]
+==Entertainers and artists==
-:'''[[Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt|19th Dynasty]]'''
+* [[Albert Marchinsky]], an illusionist whose stage name was "The Great Rameses"
-*[[Ramesses I]]: founder of the 19th Dynasty
+* [[Ramases]], an early-1970s-era British musician
-*[[Ramesses II]] ("the Great")
+* Ramsés VII, pseudonym used by Argentine singer-songwriter [[Tanguito]] (1945-1972)
-*Prince [[Ramesses (prince)]], second son of Ramesses II
+* [[Ramesses (band)]], an English sludge/doom metal band, formed by ex-Electric Wizard members Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening
-*Prince [[Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben]], a son of Ramesses II
+* [[Ramses Shaffy]] (1933–2009), Dutch singer
-:'''[[Twentieth dynasty of Egypt|20th Dynasty]]'''
+* [[Ramses Younan]] (1913–1966), Egyptian painter and writer
-*[[Ramesses III]]: adversary of the Sea Peoples
-*[[Ramesses IV]]
-*[[Ramesses V]]
-*[[Ramesses VI]]
-*[[Ramesses VII]]
-*[[Ramesses VIII]]
-*[[Ramesses IX]]
-*[[Ramesses X]]
-*[[Ramesses XI]]
+== Fictional characters ==
-'''Other''':
+* King Ramses, a minor villain in the animated cartoon ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''
+* Ramses Emerson, a fictional character in the "[[Amelia Peabody]]" book series by U.S. author Elizabeth Peters
+* Ramses, a summon creature in the Game Boy Advance game ''[[Golden Sun]]''
+* Ramses XIII, protagonist of the 1895 historical novel ''[[Pharaoh (Prus novel)|Pharaoh]]'' by Bolesław Prus
+== Military ==
-*Ramses, a former automobile and motor bike marque from the [[:de:Egyptian Light Transport Manufacturing Company|Egyptian Light Transport Manufacturing Company]]
-*[[Pi-Ramesses]], the biblical Rameses, founded by pharaoh Ramesses II on the former site of Avaris
-*The fictional "Ramses XIII," protagonist of the 1895 historical novel ''[[Pharaoh (novel)|Pharaoh]]'' by Bolesław Prus
-*Ramesses, the eponymous protagonist's father in "[[Thamos, König in Ägypten]]" ("Thamos, King of Egypt", or "King Thamos", in English), a play by Tobias Philipp, for which Mozart wrote incidental music
-*[[Ramesses (band)]], an English sludge/doom metal band, formed by ex-Electric Wizard members Tim Bagshaw and Mark Greening
-*[[Ramases]], an early-1970s-era British musician
-*[[Ramses Emerson]], a fictional character in the "Amelia Peabody" book series by U.S. author Elizabeth Peters
-*''Ramses the Damned'', an alternate title of the novel ''[[The Mummy (novel)|The Mummy]]'' by Anne Rice
-*[[Rameses (mascot)]], the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-*''King Ramses'', a minor villain in the animated cartoon [[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]
-*''Ramses'', a summon creature in the Game Boy Advance game [[Golden Sun]]
-*Ramses, a brand of condom manufactured by [[Durex]]
-*[[Ramses Shaffy]] (1933–2009), Dutch singer
-*[[Albert Marchinsky]], an illusionist whose stage name was "The Great Rameses"
 * MV ''Ramses'', a German [[Blockade runner#Axis blockade runners|blockade runner]] sunk by [[HMAS Adelaide (1918)|HMAS ''Adelaide'']] in 1942
+* The [[Ramses II tank]], an Egyptian main battle tank
-*Ramsés VII, pseudonym used by Argentine singer-songwriter [[Tanguito]] (1945-1972)
+== Products ==
+* Ramses, a brand of condom manufactured by [[Durex]]
+== Sports ==
-{{disambiguation|hndis}}
+* [[Rameses (mascot)]], the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
+{{disambiguation|hndis}}
-[[Category:Theophoric names]]
-[[Category:Ancient Egyptian given names]]