Ramses V

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Ramses V
Rule1147 - 1143 BC.
PredecessorFather Ramses IV
MotherTentopet
Nomen (meaning of name)Ra Has Fashioned Him
Dynasty20th
ConsortsHenutwati
Capital cityAvaris (Pi-Ramesse)
AchievementsDecline in Egypt
Burial Valley of Kings - KV 9
Reburied in Deir el Bahri cache KV 35
SuccesorRamses VI - son of Ramses III out of Isis Ta-Hemdjert
  • His reign was characterized by the continued growth of the power of the High Priest of Amun Ramessesnakht
  • A financial scandal during his reign that involved the priests of Elephantine
  • Monuments - Stele at Gebel Silsila
  • he was deposed by his succesor Ramses VI during a dynastic struggle
  • Based on an examination of his mummy he suffered of smallpox and died at the age of 35.
  • His tomb KV 9 was usurped by his successor Ramses VI.

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