Ramses IV

Rule	1152 - 1147 BC.
Predecessor	Father Ramses III
Mother	Isis Ta-Hemdjert
Nomen (meaning of name)	Ra Has Fashioned Him
Dynasty	20th
Consorts	Tentopet
Capital city	Avaris (Pi-Ramesse)
Achievements	Decline in Egypt
Burial	Valley of Kings - KV 2 Reburied in Deir el Bahri cache KV 35
Succesor	Son Ramses V out of queen Tentopet

Ramses IV resided over the court that tried those arrested in the "Harem Conspiracy" against his father

Under his rule Egypt was suffering from labor, economic, and social problems. Most texts about his reign note social unrest and economic decline.

He ordered extensive mining in quarries, and sent several thousand workers to the quarries in Wadi Hammamat

Monuments - the last New Kingdom Pharaoh to engage in large-scale monumental buildings
1) Temple of Khonsu, Karnak
2) Obelisk in Heliopolis
3) Added to Medinet Habu temple

By the end of his reign the High Priest of Amun, Ramesesnakht controlled much of Middle Egypt, this "sharing" of power between the Pharaoh and the priests marked the beginning of the split between Pharaohs and High PriestsThebes.