Ramses iii

King Ramses III (who ruled between roughly 1190 to 1150 B.C.E.), was the son and heir of Sethnakht who became the first King of the 20th Dynasty. Sethnatkht’s path to the throne is unclear. It is possible that there was a family relationship between him and Ramses II, but it is just as likely that he grabbed power when the opportunity arose just as Ay and Horemheb had before him. Cartouche of Ramses III Ramses III made his own claim to the throne clear by having the words “I did not take my…

Due to the tomb being robbed, the mummy of Ramesses III was moved several times by the priests, and the king was reburied three times.

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