Ramesses III
★Also known as: Rameses III, Ramses III
The last great pharaoh of the New Kingdom; repelled the Sea Peoples and Libyan invasions.
Reign
1186 BC–1155 BC
1186 BC – 1155 BC
Dynasty
Twentieth Dynasty
Period
New Kingdom
c. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
Alternate Names
Rameses IIIRamses III
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
wsr-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ mry-jmn"Powerful Is the Truth of Ra, Beloved of Amun"
Nomen (Birth Name)rꜥ-ms-sw"Ra Bore Him"
Horus Name
kꜢ-nḫt-mrꞽ-mꜣꤤt"Strong Bull, Beloved of Maat"
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
wꜤf-tꜢwy-nḥm-ḥꜣt"Who Subdues the Two Lands"
Golden Horus Name
wsr-rnpwt-mꞽ-ꞽmn"Rich of Years Like Amun"
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