Editing Ramesses IX (section)

{{Short description|Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty}}
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{{Infobox pharaoh
| Name=Ramesses IX
| Image=Ramesses9.jpg
| ImageSize=250
|Caption=Portrait of Ramesses IX from his tomb [[KV6]].
| Alt=Also written Ramses and Rameses 
| NomenHiero=<hiero>N28-C2-R19-C12-N36-M23-F31-s-r:r</hiero>
| Nomen=Ramesses Khaemwaset Mereramun<br>''Rˁ msj sw ḫˁj m W3s.t mrr Jmn''<br>''Ra fashioned him, he appears in [[Thebes, Egypt|Waset]], beloved of [[Amun]]''
|Prenomen=Neferkare Setepenre<br>''Nfr-k3-Rˁ-stp-n-Rˁ''<br>''Perfect is the [[Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul#Ka .28vital spark.29|Ka]] of [[Ra]], the chosen one of Ra''<br><hiero>M23:t-L2:t-<-C2-nfr-D28-N5-U19:n-></hiero>
| Horus = Kanakht Khaemwaset<br>''K3-nḫt-ḫˁ-m-W3s.t''<br>''Strong bull, he who appears <small>(is enthroned)</small> in [[Thebes, Egypt|Waset]]''<br>{{Infobox pharaoh/Serekh|Horus=<hiero>E2:D40-N28:Aa15-R19-X1:O49</hiero>||prefix=<hiero>G5</hiero>}}'''Hieroglyphic variant:'''<br>{{Infobox pharaoh/Serekh|Horus=<hiero>E2:D40-m-N28-R19</hiero> ||prefix=<hiero>G5</hiero>}}
| NebtyHiero = 
| Nebty = Userkhepesh Sankhtawy<br>''Wsr-ḫpš-sˁnḫ-t3.wj''<br>''He whose blow is powerful, he invigorates the two lands ''<br><hiero>G16-F12-T16-S29-S34-M13-M13</hiero><br>'''Hieroglyphic variant:'''<br><hiero>G16-wsr-s-r:D43-F23:D43-G7-s-n:Aa1-N19:N23*N23</hiero> 
| GoldenHiero=
| Golden = Userrenputmiredjet<br>''Wsr-rnp.wt-mj-Rˁ-ḏt''<br>''He who is long-lived <small>litt. rich in years</small> like Ra, forever''<br><hiero>G8-F12-S29-M4-X1::Z2-W19-N5:Z1-D*t*N17 </hiero><br>'''Variant:'''<br>''wsr-rnpwt mi-ˁnḏti wr-nsyt dr-pḏt-9''<br>''He who is long-lived <small>litt. rich in years</small> like [[Andjety]],<br>his kingdom is greater than the nine bows <small>(the enemies of Egypt)</small>''<br><hiero>G8-F12-M4-M4-M4-W19-M17-A23-G36:D21-M23-X1-M17-M17-Z3-D46:D21-D43:T10-X1:Z2-Z2:Z2</hiero>
| Reign=19 regnal years<br>died around age 50<br>1129&ndash;1111 BC
| Predecessor=[[Ramesses VIII]]
| Successor=[[Ramesses X]]
| Dynasty=[[Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt|20th&nbsp;Dynasty]] 
| Father=probably [[Montuherkhopshef (son of Ramesses III)]]
| Mother=probably [[Takhat (20th dynasty)|Takhat]]
| Spouse=[[Baketwernel]] 
| Children=[[Ramesses X]]?, [[Montuherkhepeshef (son of Ramesses IX)|Montuherkhepeshef]], [[Nebmaatre (prince)|Nebmaatre]] 
| Died= 1111 BC
| Burial=[[KV6]]; Mummy found in the [[Deir el-Bahri]] [[Royal Cache|royal cache]] (Theban Necropolis)
}}
[[File:Ostracon Depicting Ramesses IX attributed to the chief draftsman Amenhotep MET LC-14 6 215 EGDP025589.jpg|thumb|198x198px|Ostracon Depicting Ramesses IX attributed to the chief draftsman Amenhotep]]
Neferkare [[Setepenre]] '''Ramesses IX''' (also written '''Ramses''')  (originally named '''Amon-her-khepshef Khaemwaset''') (ruled 1129–1111 BC)<ref>R. Krauss & D.A. Warburton "Chronological Table for the Dynastic Period" in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss & David Warburton (editors), ''Ancient Egyptian Chronology'' (Handbook of Oriental Studies), Brill, 2006. p.493.  {{isbn|978-90-04-11385-5}}</ref> was the eighth pharaoh of the [[Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt]]. He was the third longest serving king of this Dynasty after [[Ramesses III]] and [[Ramesses XI]]. He is now believed to have assumed the throne on I [[Season of the Inundation|Akhet]] day 21 based on evidence presented by [[Jürgen von Beckerath]] in a 1984 GM article.<ref>J. von Beckerath, Drei Thronbesteigungsdaten der XX. Dynastie, (Three accession dates of the 20th Dynasty), [[Göttinger Miszellen]] 79 (1984), pp.7–9  Beckerath's article discusses the accession dates of Ramesses VI, IX and X</ref><ref>Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss & David Warburton (editors), ''Handbook of Ancient Egyptian Chronology'' (Handbook of Oriental Studies), Brill: 2006, p.216</ref> According to the latest archaeological information, Ramesses IX died in Regnal Year 19 I [[Season of the Emergence|Peret]] day 27 of his reign.<ref>J. von Beckerath, MDAIK 40, 1984, pp.3–4</ref> Therefore, he enjoyed a reign of 18 years, 4 months and 6 days. His throne name, '''Neferkare Setepenre''', means "Beautiful Is The Soul of Re, Chosen of Re."<ref>Peter Clayton, ''Chronicle of the Pharaohs'', Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2006 paperback, p.167.  {{isbn|9780500286289}}</ref> Ramesses IX is believed to be the son of [[Mentuherkhepeshef (son of Ramesses III)|Mentuherkhepeshef]], a son of Ramesses III, since Mentuherkhopshef's wife, the lady [[Takhat (20th dynasty)|Takhat]] bears the prominent title of King's Mother on the walls of tomb [[KV10]], which she usurped and reused in the late 20th Dynasty; no other 20th Dynasty king is known to have had a mother with this name.<ref>Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité, 1991, Christian Settipani, p.153, 169, 173 & 175</ref> Ramesses IX was, therefore, probably a grandson of Ramesses III.<ref>[http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.element&story_id=&module_id=&language_id=1&element_id=2194&ee_messages=0001.flashrequired.text Mummy of Ramesses the Ninth] Eternal Egypt</ref>