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Amenope in Tour Egypt

AMENOPE (AMUNEMOPE)(AMENOPHTHIS)(USERMARE-SETEPENAMUN) 993-984 B.C. 21ST DYNASTY Amenope was the fourth king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. It is possible that he wrote one of the most famous Egyptian books of wisdom, known as the Instruction of Amenope. In this book, advice is offered to his son on integrity, honesty, self- control and kindness...

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Herihor in Wikipedia

Herihor was an Egyptian army officer and High Priest of Amun at Thebes (1080 BC to 1074 BC) during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses XI. Life While his origins are unknown, it is thought that his parents were Libyans.[1] Recent studies by Karl Jansen-Winkeln in ZAS 119 (1992) suggest that Piankh-originally thought to be Herihor's successor-was actu...

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Ramesses III in Wikipedia

Usimare Ramesses III (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great New Kingdom king to wield any substantial authority over Egypt. He was the son of Setnakhte and Queen Tiy-merenese. Ramesses III is believed to have reigned from March 1186 to April 1155 BC. This is based o...

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Ramesses VII in Wikipedia

Usermaatre Meryamun Setepenre Ramesses VII (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the sixth pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He reigned from about 1136 to 1129 BC[1] and was the son of Ramesses VI. Other dates for his reign are 1138-1131 BC.[2] The Turin Accounting Papyrus 1907+1908 is dated to Year 7 of his reign and states that 11 ...

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Ramesses XI in Wikipedia

Ramesses XI (also written Ramses and Rameses) reigned from 1107 BC to 1078 BC or 1077 BC and was the tenth and final king of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. He ruled Egypt for at least 29 years although some Egyptologists think he could have ruled for as long as 30 years. The latter figure would be up to 2 years beyond this king's highest known d...

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Amenemope in Wikipedia

Pharaoh Amenemope (prenomen: Usimare) was the son of Psusennes I and Queen Mutnodjemet. Amenemope's birth name or nomen translates as "Amun in the Opet Feast."[1] He served as a junior co-regent at the end of his father's final years according to the evidence from a mummy bandage fragment. All surviving versions of his Manetho's Epitome state tha...

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Piankh in Wikipedia

While the High Priest of Amun Piankh (or Payankh) has been assumed to be a son-in-law of Herihor and his heir to the Theban throne of the High Priest of Amun, recent studies by Karl Jansen-Winkeln of the surviving temple inscriptions and monumental works by Herihor and Piankh in Upper Egypt imply that Piankh was actually Herihor's predecessor an...

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Amenhotep III (Nebmaatre) in Tour Egypt

AMENHOTEP III, THE NINTH KING OF EGYPT\'S 18TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN - We believe that Amenhotep III ruled for almost 40 years during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt\'s history that represented one of its most prosperous and stable periods. We must grant to Amenhotep III\'s grandfather, Tuthmosis III, who is sometimes referred to as the Napoleon of anc...

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Ay (Kheperkheperure) in Tour Egypt

AY, SUCCESSOR TO TUTANKHAMUN The 18th dynasty is one of the most interesting periods in Egypt's history, having such notable kings as Akhenaten, the heretic king, and such well known kings as Tutankhamun. Ay, who was probably an old man (at least 70) when he inherited the thrown from Tutankhamun, apparently inherited the thrown by marrying Tuta...

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Ramesses II (Usermaatresetepenre)

(USERMAATRESETEPENRE) 1279-1213 B.C. 19TH DYNASTY The son of Seti I and Queen Tuya was the third king of the 19th Dynasty. Called Ramesses the Great, he lived to be 96 years old, had 200 wives and concubines, 96 sons and 60 daughters. One son, Prince Khaemwese, was a high priest of Ptah, governor of Memphis, and was in charge of the restoration...

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