Ramesses VIII
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Ramesses VIII was a little-known and briefly reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 20th Dynasty, about whom very few historical records survive.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th Dynasty pharaoh
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ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Rameses VIII
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Ramses VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
documents from the Theban area
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inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ inscriptions at Medinet Habu ⓘ ostraca from Deir el-Medina ⓘ |
| burialStatus | tomb not securely identified ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | late 20th Dynasty ruler ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRecordStatus | little-known pharaoh ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ramesses VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ramesses VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCharacteristic |
poorly attested
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short reign ⓘ |
| relative | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Ramesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ramesses IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynastyContext | followed by decline toward Third Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| throneName | Usermaatre Akhenamun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
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