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Name | Main Title | Dynasty | Date | Comment |
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Raemka | Prince | 5th dynasty | fl. c. 24th century BC | Possibly a son of Pharaoh Menkauhor Kaiu. Raemka was buried in Saqqara. |
Raherka | Chief of Scribes | 4th - 5th dynasty | fl. c. 24th century BC | Raherka was an official known mainly from the pair statue with his wife: The statue of Raherka and Meresankh |
Rahotep | Pharaoh | 17th dynasty | fl. c. early-16th century BC | Also known as Sekhenrewahkhaw Rahotep. He reigned during the Second Intermediate Period, when Egypt was ruled by a number of kings at the same time. |
Rahotep | Prince | 4th dynasty | fl. c. 26th century BC | He was probably a son of pharaoh Sneferu and his first wife, although his father could have been Huni. Statues of Rahotep and his wife Nofret were found in his mastaba in Meidum. |
Ramesses I Menpehtyre | Pharaoh | 19th dynasty | fl. c. late-14th to early 13th century BC | The founding pharaoh of Egypt's 19th dynasty (reigned c. 1292 BC – c. 1290 BC) . Originally called Paramessu, Ramesses I was born into a noble military family from the Nile delta region. Horemheb, the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, appointed him as his Vizier, and later, as his heir. |
Ramesses II the Great | Pharaoh | 19th dynasty | reigned c. 1279 BC – c. 1213 BC | He is regarded as Ancient Egypt's greatest and most powerful pharaoh. Ramesses II led successful expeditions north into Canaan, Lebanon and Syria and south into Nubia. He focused on building cities, temples and monuments and established the city of Pi-Ramesses in the Nile Delta as his new capital. |
Ramesses III Usimare | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | reigned c. 1186 BC – c. 1155 BC | The last great New Kingdom king to wield any substantial authority over Egypt. He was the son of Setnakhte and Queen Tiy-Merenese. During his long reign, Egypt was beset by foreign invaders (including the “Sea Peoples” and the Libyans). |
Ramesses IV Heqamaatre | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | he reigned c. 1155 BC – c. 1149 BC. A son of Ramesses III, he initiated a substantial building program including an enlargement of the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Also known as Amonhirkhopshef. |
Ramesses V Usermare Sekhepenre | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | The son of Ramesses IV and Queen Duatentopet. During his reign the power of the priesthood of Amun continued to grow, controlling the state’s finances and much of the temple land in the country at the expense of the pharaohs. |
Ramesses VI | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | A son of Ramesses III and Iset Ta-Hemdjert. Egypt's political and economic decline continued during his reign. At Thebes, the power of the chief priests of Amun continued to grow at the expense of the pharaohs. |
Ramesses VII Usermaatre Meryamun Setepenre | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | A son of Ramesses VI. |
Ramesses VIII Usermare Akhenamun | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | One of the last surviving sons of Ramesses III. Also known as Ramesses Sethherkhepshef Meryamun. |
Ramesses IX | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. late-12th century BC | The son of Montuherkhopshef and grandson of Ramesses III. He reigned c. 1129 BC – c. 1111 BC. |
Ramesses X Khepermare | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | fl. c. late-12th century BC | A pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of Egypt (reigned c. 1111 BC – c. 1107 BC). He was possibly a son of Ramesses IX and husband of Queen Tyti, but this is unproven. |
Ramesses XI | Pharaoh | 20th dynasty | reigned c. 1107 BC – c. 1078 BC | The last king of the 20th dynasty of Egypt. He was probably the son of Ramesses X and Queen Tyti. Ramesses XI's reign saw the continuing disintegration of the Egyptian state. By late in his reign, he was forced to share power with the High Priest of Amun, Herihor, who controlled Thebes and Upper Egypt, and Smendes, who as governor, controlled Lower Egypt. |
Ramesses | Prince | 19th dynasty | fl. c. mid-13th century BC | The eldest son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Isetnofret. He was the heir to the Egyptian throne but pre-deceased his father. |
Ramesses-Meryamun-Nebweben | Prince | 19th dynasty | fl. c. mid-13th century BC | A son of pharaoh Ramesses II. |
Ramessesnakht | High Priest of Amun | 20th dynasty | fl. c. mid-12th century BC | Appointed as the High Priest of Amun at Thebes under pharaoh Ramesses IV. He held this office until the reign of Ramesses IX. It was during Ramessesnakht's tenure that the power and importance of the Amun priesthood grew while the pharaoh's power began to noticeably decline. |
Ramose | Prince | 18th dynasty | fl. c. late-16th century BC | Probably the son of Pharaoh Ahmose I. |
Ramose | Vizier | 18th dynasty | fl. c. mid-14th century BC | A noble man, Governor of Thebes and vizier under pharaohs Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. |
Raneb | Pharaoh | 2nd dynasty | fl. c. late-29th to early-28th century BC | A king during the 2nd dynasty of Egypt. |
Ranefer | Prince | 4th dynasty | fl. c. 26th century BC | A son of pharaoh Sneferu, the first ruler of the 4th dynasty of Egypt. |
Rashepses | Vizier | 5th dynasty | fl. c. 24th century BC | Rashepses served under pharaoh Djedkare Isesi. |
Rawer | Prince | 4th dynasty | fl. c. 24th century BC | Great-grandson of Khufu, brother of Minkhaf II. |
Rehuerdjersen | Treasurer | 12th dynasty | fl. c. 20th century BC | A treasurer who held this office under pharaoh Amenemhet I. |
Rekhetre | Queen | 4th/ 5th dynasty | fl. c. 26th century BC | An Egyptian queen from the late 4th dynasty or early 5th dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh Khafra. Rekhetre was possibly the wife of one of Khafre's successors as pharaoh. |
Rekhmire | Vizier | 18th dynasty | fl. c. mid-15th century BC | A noble and official, who served as Governor of Thebes and vizier during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II. He was also High Priest of Annu or Heliopolis. |
Renseneb | Pharaoh | 13th dynasty | fl. c. mid-18th century BC | An Egyptian king of the 13th dynasty. Alternate spelling: Ranisonb. |
Reptynub | Queen | 5th dynasty | fl. c. 25th century BC | She was the wife of King Nyuserre Ini. Her name is also written as Repytnub and Reputnebu. |
Reputnebty | Princess | 5th dynasty | fl. c. 25th century BC | She was a daughter of pharaoh Nyuserre Ini and possibly queen Reptynub. |
Roma-Roi | High Priest of Amun | 19th dynasty | fl. c. mid to late-13th century BC | High Priest of Amun towards the end of the reign of Ramesses II and into the reigns of Merenptah and possibly Seti II. |
Rudamun Usermaatre Setepenamun Meryamun | Pharaoh | 23rd dynasty | reigned c. 759 BC – c. 739 BC | The last pharaoh of the 23rd dynasty based in Upper Egypt. He was the younger son of Osorkon III, and the brother of Takelot III. |
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