Mentuhirkopshef B

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Ramses III, father of Mentuhirkopshef B, in the Karnak Temple

Mentuhirkopshef B ( bl. Around 1168 - 1130 BC), also called Montuherkhopsef or Montuherchepschef, son of Ramses III. , was an ancient Egyptian prince who lived in the time of the New Kingdom , belonged to the house of the Ramessids and came from the 20th dynasty of the Egyptian pharaohs . He is to be distinguished from the prince of the same name Mentuhirkopshef A, who was a son of the Pharaoh Ramses II. From the 19th dynasty and from Mentuhirkopshef C , who was a son of Ramses IX. and thus was a grandson of Mentuhirkopshef B. He himself never came to the government, but was a brother or half-brother of the pharaohs Ramses IV. , Ramses VI. and Ramses VIII as well as an uncle of Ramses V. Through his marriage he became the closer ancestor of the later kings of Egypt from the 20th dynasty: Ramses IX. , Ramses X. and Ramses XI.

origin

Pharaoh Ramses III. with his Great Wife Iset

Mentuhirkopshef B was a son of Pharaoh Ramses III. and one of his wives. However, there are different views about their identity. After Dodson and Hilton, she was the second wife of Ramses III, but her name is not given. According to other Egyptologists, this wife is Tyti, who some as the sister of Ramses III. is considered, after Jehon Grist, however, a daughter of Ramses III. should have been. She bore the title of Great Royal Wife , daughter, sister and mother of the king and was buried in tomb QV52 in the Valley of the Queens . According to other Egyptologists, however, Mentuhirkopshef B came from the marriage of his father Ramses III. with the Great Royal Wife Iset D (Iset Ta-Shirtjert) His numerous siblings or half-siblings include the pharaohs Ramses IV., Ramses VI. and Ramses VIII. He was also an uncle of the pharaohs Ramses V and Ramses VII.

Life

Excerpt from the “prince procession” of the sons of Ramses III. in Medinet Habu - including Mentuhirkopshef B

There are only a few specific indications about the life of Mentuhirkopshef B. He was entitled "His Majesty's First (battle) charioteer". His representation can be found in the so-called “Prince's Procession” in the commissioned by his father Ramses III. in Medinet Habu established, the state god Amon dedicated dead temple where Ramses III. had his sons portrayed according to their rank. A reflection about the year of his death is based on the fact that he himself - unlike his brothers and his nephews - never became a pharaoh, so he probably died before his brother Ramses IV. In 1164 BC. - in the 22nd year of the reign of his father Ramses III. - was appointed Crown Prince of Egypt.

Valley of the Kings eastern part. KV13 is on the far left in the top junction

It is likely that he is identical to Prince Montuherkhepeshef, who was buried in the same year in tomb KV13 in the Valley of the Kings , originally erected during the 19th Dynasty for Treasurer Bay , but who was not buried there.

Marriage and offspring

marriage

Mentuhirkopshef was probably married to Takhat B (Tachat), who is referred to in her tomb as the " king mother ". This is the grave KV10 in the Valley of the Kings, which was originally built for the pharaoh Amenmesse from the 19th dynasty, but which was probably not buried there. In this grave a burial chamber was prepared for Takhat B and adapted for her burial. However, it cannot be completely ruled out that it is Takhat A, the mother of Pharaoh Amenmesse.

progeny

  1. Ramses IX. succeeded his nephew Ramses VIII as the 8th Pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty from 1127 to 1107 BC. Chr.
    1. Ramses X succeeded his father Ramses IX and ruled as the 9th Pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty from 1107 to 1103
      1. Ramses XI. succeeded his father Ramses X, and ruled as the 10th - and last - Pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty from 1103-1073 BC. About his daughters, Tentamun B, married to Nesibanebdjedet, who ruled with the name Smendes I as 1st Pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty, and Henttawy Q, married to Pinudjem I , King of Upper Egypt , there is a genealogical connection to the following 21st dynasty.
    2. Mentuhirkopshef C, son of Ramses IX., Buried in the grave KV19 in the Valley of the Kings
    3. Nebmaatre , son of Ramses IX. High priest of the Egyptian sun god Re in Heliopolis .

literature

  • Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-500-05128-3 .
  • Jehon Grist: The Identity of the Ramesside Queen Tyti. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology, Vol. 71, (1985)
  • KA Kitchen : Ramesses VII and the Twentieth Dynasty. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology, Vol. 58, (August 1972)
  • Christian Leblanc "The rulers of the New Kingdom" in: "In the Valley of the Kings" edited by Kent R. Weeks, VMB Publishers, Edizioni White Star, Vercelli 2011, ISBN 978-88540-1769-6 , p. 291
  • Dietrich Raue : Heliopolis and the house of Re (= treatises of the German Archaeological Institute Cairo: Ägyptologische Reihe. Vol. 16) Achet-Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-9803730-6-1 . Dietrich Raue: Heliopolis and the house of Re In treatises of the German Archaeological Institute Cairo: Ägyptologische series. Vol. 16, Achet-Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-9803730-6-1 .
  • Christian Leblanc, The rulers of the New Kingdom in Thebes West; in: Kent R. Weeks (Editor) "In the Valley of the Kings"
  • Jacobus Van Dijk, 'The Amarna Period and the later New Kingdom' in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, ed. Ian Shaw, Oxford University Press paperback, 2002,
  • Toby Wilkinson : “The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt. The story of a mysterious civilization from the 5th millennium BC Chr. Bis Cleopatra ”, (translation from English) Random House, 3rd edition Pantheon edition 2015. ISBN 978-3-570-55275-9 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Because of the incomplete tradition and differences of opinion between Egyptologists, there are different information about the spelling of proper names, filiation and government data of ancient Egyptian rulers among ancient Egyptians. The proper names and reigns given here follow the work of Aidan Dodson / Dyan Hilton "The complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt", Thames & Hudson, paperback edition 2010, ISBN 978-0-500-05128-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton: (2010), p. 161
  2. ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton: (2010), pp. 186, 193
  3. ^ A b Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton: (2010), p. 186.
  4. ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton (2010) pp. 193/194
  5. ^ Jehon Grist: The Identity of the Ramesside Queen Tyti. in: Journal of Egyptian Archeology, Vol. 71, (1985), pp. 71-81
  6. ↑ Christian Leblanc "The rulers of the New Kingdom" in: "In the Valley of the Kings" edited by Kent R. Weeks, VMB Publishers, Edizioni White Star, Vercelli 2011, ISBN 978-88540-1769-6 , p. 291
  7. ↑ a b K. A. Kitchen, Ramesses VII and the Twentieth Dynasty, The Journal of Egyptian Archeology, Vol. 58, (August 1972), pp. 182-194
  8. ^ A b Jacobus Van Dijk, 'The Amarna Period and the later New Kingdom' in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, ed. Ian Shaw, Oxford University Press paperback, 2002, p. 306.
  9. ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton (2010) p. 194
  10. ↑ Christian Leblanc, "The rulers of the New Kingdom in Thebes-West" In: "In the valley of the kings. From funerary art and the cult of the dead of the Egyptian rulers ”Edited by Kent R. Weeks, VMB Publishers, Edizioni White Star, Vercelli 2011, ISBN 978-88540-1769-6 . P. 273

See also

personal data
SURNAME Mentuhirkopshef B
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montuherkhopsef; Montuher chief
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient egyptian prince
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH before 1164 BC Chr.