Merneptah
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Merneptah was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Nineteenth Dynasty, best known for his military campaigns and the Merneptah Stele, which contains the earliest known reference to Israel.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merenptah | 10 |
| Merneptah canonical | 10 |
| Merenptah Hotephirmaat | 1 |
| Merenptah Siptah | 1 |
| Merneptah Siptah | 1 |
| Pharaoh Merenptah | 1 |
| Usermaatre Meryamun Merneptah | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
Merneptah ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah Hotephirmaat
|
| associatedArtifact |
Merneptah Stele
ⓘ
surface form:
Cairo JE 31408 (Merneptah Stele)
|
| birthDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| burialTomb | KV8 ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Pi-Ramesses ⓘ |
| child | Seti II ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1203 BCE ⓘ |
| era | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| father | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| inscriptionMentions |
Israel
ⓘ
Libyans ⓘ Sea Peoples ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Merneptah Stele
ⓘ
campaigns against Libyans ⓘ earliest known Egyptian reference to Israel ⓘ military campaigns in Canaan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaign against Libyan invaders
ⓘ
campaigns in Canaan ⓘ |
| mother | Isetnofret ⓘ |
| mummyCurrentlyHousedAt |
Egyptian Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
|
| mummyDiscoveredAt |
KV35
ⓘ
surface form:
KV35 cache
|
| notableWork | Merneptah Stele ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about 10 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1203 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1213 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Ramesses ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Merneptah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Usermaatre Meryamun Merneptah
|
| spouse |
Isetnofret
ⓘ
surface form:
Isetnofret II
Takhat ⓘ |
| styleOfRule | militaristic ⓘ |
| successor | Seti II ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Son of Ra ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Usermaatre Meryamun Merneptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah Hotephirmaat
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah
this entity surface form:
Merenptah Siptah
this entity surface form:
Merneptah Siptah