Usermaatre-Meryamun

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Usermaatre-Meryamun is the throne name of Ramesses III, a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty known for defending Egypt against foreign invasions and overseeing major building projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal titulary element
throne name
appearsOn royal stelae
scarabs and seals
statues of Ramesses III NERFINISHED
temple walls
approximateReignEnd 1155 BC
approximateReignStart 1186 BC
associatedWithCulture Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithKingdom Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithMilitaryEvents Libyan invasions
Sea Peoples invasions NERFINISHED
associatedWithRole pharaoh
associatedWithTempleBuilding Medinet Habu NERFINISHED
category Ancient Egyptian royal names
Theophoric names
component Meryamun NERFINISHED
Usermaatre NERFINISHED
containsTheonym Amun NERFINISHED
Ra NERFINISHED
dynasty Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
emphasizesConcept Maat NERFINISHED
divine kingship
era Ramesside Period NERFINISHED
geographicAssociation Nile Valley NERFINISHED
Thebes NERFINISHED
honorsDeity Amun NERFINISHED
Ra NERFINISHED
language Ancient Egyptian
linkedPerson Ramesses III NERFINISHED
linkedToDeityCultCenter Karnak NERFINISHED
Luxor NERFINISHED
meaning “Powerful is the Maat of Ra, Beloved of Amun”
partOfRoyalTitulary fivefold titulary of Ramesses III
religiousContext state cult of Amun-Ra
religiousFunction legitimization of royal authority
royalHouse House of Ramesses NERFINISHED
royalTitleType prenomen
throneNameOf Ramesses III NERFINISHED
timePeriod Late Bronze Age
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
usedAsPrenomen Ramesses III NERFINISHED
usedBy Ramesses III NERFINISHED
usedInMonumentalReliefs yes
usedInOfficialInscriptions yes
usedInRoyalCartouche Ramesses III NERFINISHED
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramesses III praenomen Usermaatre-Meryamun
Ramesses III throneName Usermaatre-Meryamun