Ramesses VI

Ramses VI. was the 5th Egyptian King (Pharaoh) Dynasty 20. He took over in the period from 28 to 11 I Peret Peret II ( October 20-November 2 ) 1145 BC the rule and ruled until about 19 ​​Peret II (8 November ) 1137 BC

Origin and family

He was a son of Ramses III. and Queen Isettahemdjert. His wife was Nubchesbed and his daughter the God's Wife of Amun, Isis.

Rule

In Thebes, he continued his daughter Isis in the presence of his mother Isis Tahabasillat and the vizier Nehi as God's Wife of Amun. According to the stela from Deir el- Bakhit Nehi was the successor of the vizier Neferrenpet. After the attack of the Sea Peoples seem Lachish until well into the reign of Ramses VI. to have been under the control of Egypt, because his name was on the base of a statue that was found in Lachish.

Construction

He took on the grave of his predecessor Ramses V. ( KV9 ) in the Valley of the Kings, which he had continue building. This work was interrupted by armed conflict with the Libyans. The richly decorated grave is one of the few surviving monuments of Ramses VI.

According to the grave robber acts, the grave was robbed even in the 20th dynasty before the mummies of Ramses V and Ramses VI. could be reburied in the grave KV35 of Amenhotep II.