Ramses IX.

Name of Ramses IX.
Ramses IX. in Karnak
Horus name	Ka-Nacht-chai-em-Waset K3-nḫt-ḫˁj-m-W3s.t Strong bull who appeared (= enthroned) in Thebes
Sideline	User-chepesch-sanch-taui Wsr-ḫpš-sˁnḫ-t3.wj With ample clout that brings life to both countries
Gold name	User-renput-mi-Re-djet Wsr-rnp.wt-mj-Rˁ-ḏt Rich in years, like the time in which Re lingers in the duat
Throne name	Nefer-ka-Re-setep-en-Re Nfr-k3-Rˁ-stp.n-Rˁ With perfect Ka , a Re, chosen of the Re
Proper name	Ramesisuchaiemwasetmereramun (Ra mesi su chai em Waset merer Amun) Rˁ msj sw ḫˁj m W3s.t mrr Jmn Re it is who gave birth to him who appeared in Thebes, lover of Amun

Ramses IX. was the 8th ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 20th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ) and ruled from 1128/1127 to 1109 BC. Chr.

Other names

• Gold name : Rich in years like Anedjti , with great kingship that defeats the Nine Bows (the enemies of Egypt)

Parentage and family

His ancestry is controversial. Edward F. Wente suspects in Ramses IX. a son of Ramses VI. and thus brother Ramses VII. KA Kitchener initially considered him a son of Ramses VIII. and now a son of Prince Montuherchepschef and thus grandson of Ramses III.

Aidan Dodson considers Tachat for his mother and Bakenwerel for his wife (previously thought to be Amenmesses' mother and wife). Both are buried in KV10 in the Valley of the Kings . Nebmaatre , high priest in Heliopolis (construction work), and Montuherchepschef ( KV19 in the Valley of the Kings) are considered the sons of Ramses IX. His successor is Ramses X. He is - depending on the research opinion - his son or son-in-law, his wife Titi's daughter or daughter-in-law.

Domination

The 17th, possibly also the 19th year of the reign is definitely documented.

As a result of an economic crisis, incursions by Libyans and the corruption of officials (headed by the mayor of Westteben Pawera), royal and private graves are plundered by organized gangs. Several famous papyri, such as the Papyrus Abbott, report on the work of the investigating commission and the grave robbery trials (year 16/17) . The guilty were impaled . Under Ramses XI. but there is further looting.

High Priest at Thebes were in order: Ramsesnakht , Nesamun and Amenhotep .

Burial chamber of Ramses IX. (Valley of the Kings; KV6 )

Construction activity

Ramses IX. Building activity is attested by his large grave KV6 in the Valley of the Kings. This has a length of 86 m. Other testimonies are monuments in Heliopolis (statues, sacrificial table, gateways), Memphis (stele, fragments, Apis burial), Karnak (decoration of the wall and gateway to the courtyard north of the 7th pylon, stele, inscription about the distinction of High Priest Amenhotep). Smaller objects and his cartouches can be found in Medinet Habu , Amara-West , Dachla , Antinoë and Gezer in Palestine (secondary?). For Ramses II. , Ramses III. and Ramses VII. he donates a double offering stand.

Death and burial

After his death, Ramses IX. buried in the grave built for him (find of presumably runners from a sarcophagus sledge). The mummy was reburied in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari together with others in the 21st Dynasty .

The pharaoh died before the tomb was fully built. Part of a portico and the actual burial chamber were not yet completely hewn.

In the 70 days between the Pharaoh's death and burial, the stone carving work was no longer continued, but the burial chamber was painted as quickly as possible.

literature

• Amin AMA Amer: Notes on Ramesses IX. in Memphis and Karnak (= Göttinger Miszellen . Vol. 57) Göttingen 1982, pp. 11-16.
• Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty (3300-1069 BC). Bannerstone Press, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-905299-37-9 , pp. 330-332.
• Erik Hornung : The New Kingdom. In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 197-217 ( online ).
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 239-240.

Web links

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predecessor	Office	successor
Ramses VIII	Pharaoh of Egypt 20th Dynasty	Ramses X.