Merneptah
Sign in to savethumb|Merenptah Israel Stele Cairo Merneptah () or Merenptah (reigned 13 August 1213–2 May 1203 BCE) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. According to contemporary historical records, he ruled Egypt for almost ten years, from 13 August 1213 until his death on 2 May 1203. He was the first royal-born pharaoh since Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
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Merneptah was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled for nearly a decade starting in 1213 BCE and was notable for being the first pharaoh born to a royal family since Tutankhamun centuries earlier. He matters to historians because contemporary records document his reign, providing insight into Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty and a period of significant royal succession in ancient Egyptian history.
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Person
- Born
- 1300-00-00
- Died
- 1203-05-02
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Early years
- Family
- King's Son
- Crown Prince
- Reign
- Chronology
- New capital
- Campaigns
- Inscriptions
- Death
- Succession
- Tomb
- Mummy
- Family
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|Merenptah Israel Stele Cairo Merneptah () or Merenptah (reigned 13 August 1213–2 May 1203 BCE) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. According to contemporary historical records, he ruled Egypt for almost ten years, from 13 August 1213 until his death on 2 May 1203. He was the first royal-born pharaoh since Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Merneptah was the thirteenth son of Ramesses II, only coming to power because all of his older brothers had died, including his full brother Khaemweset.