12th-century BC deaths

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

Tausret, also spelled Tawosret or Twosret (d. 1188 BC) was the last known ruler and the final pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

Egyptian pharaoh, sixth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty

Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte (also called Setnakht or Sethnakht) was the first pharaoh (1189 BC–1186 BC) of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt and the father of Ramesses III.

ancient Egyptian sixth pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

ninth ruler of the 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Hittite king

thumb|230x230px|Goblet for an Apis died under the early reign of Siptah, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom. Found in the Serapeum of Saqqara, now in the Louvre Museum (n. 442).

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

Amenmesse (also Amenmesses or Amenmeses) was the fifth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of Merneptah and Queen Takhat. Others consider him to be one of the innumerable sons of Ramesses II. Very little is known about this pharaoh, who ruled Egypt for only three to four years. Various Egyptologists date his reign between 1202 BC–1199 BC or 1203 BC–1200 BC with others giving an accession date of 1200 BC. Amenmesse means "born of or fashioned by Amun" in Egyptian. Additionally, his nomen can be found with the epithet Heqa-waset, which means "Ruler of

Shang dynasty king, died c. 1112 BC

Ninurta-apal-Ekur, inscribed mdMAŠ-A-é-kur, meaning "Ninurta is the heir of the Ekur," was a king of Assyria in the early 12th century BC who usurped the throne and styled himself king of the universe and priest of the gods Enlil and Ninurta. His reign overlaps the reigns of his Babylonian contemporaries Adad-šuma-uṣur and Meli-Šipak.

Shang king of China

King of the Shang dynasty

King of the Shang dynasty of China

Assyrian king

Kassite king

babylonian king

Adad-šuma-uṣur, inscribed dIM-MU-ŠEŠ, meaning "O Adad, protect the name!," and dated very tentatively c. 1217–1187 BC, was the 32nd king of the 3rd or Kassite dynasty of Babylon and the country contemporarily known as Karduniaš. His name was wholly Babylonian and not uncommon, as for example the later Assyrian King Esarhaddon (681–669 BC) had a personal exorcist, or ašipu, with the same name who was unlikely to have been related. He is best known for his rude letter to Aššur-nirari III, the most complete part of which is quoted below, and was enthroned following a revolt in the south of Mesopo

ancient Egyptian treasurer

Pebekkamen or Paybakkamen was an ancient Egyptian official during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses III of the 20th Dynasty. Along with Ramesses' secondary wife Tiye and the official Mesedsure, he was a primary organizer of the Harem conspiracy in 1155 BC. The conspirators intended to assassinate Ramesses and place Pentawer, her and Ramesses' son, on the throne instead of his elder half-brother Ramesses IV.