Setnakhte
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Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte was the first pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt and the father of Ramesses III.
Year 4 quartzite stela of Bakenkhunsu
The "mummy in the boat" from KV35, before its destruction
Reliefs of Horus and Geb from tomb KV14
Cartouches of Setnakhte in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
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The Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt is the third and last dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1189 BC to 1077 BC. The 19th and 20th Dynasties together constitute an era known a
Setnakhte
…Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte (also called Setnakht or Sethnakht) was the first pharaoh (1188 BC–1185 BC) of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt and the father of Ramesses III. Setnakhte was not the son, brother or a direct descendant of either Twosret or Merneptah…
Portrait of Ramesses IX from his tomb KV6.
Sea Invading from Sea Peoples
Ramesses III was the son of Sethnakht. During his reign, he fought off the invasions of the Sea Peoples in Egypt and tolerated their settlement in Canaan. A conspiracy was hatched to kill him, but it failed. He was later murdered. His mummy, long an inspiration for the scary Hollywood films, showed his throat was slit.
Ramesses IV was the fifth son of Ramesses III. He assumed the throne after his four older brothers had died.