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Ramesses III

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty
Person Human Q1528

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
1217 BC
Date of death
1155 BC
Place of birth
Thebes
Country of citizenship
Ancient Egypt[24]
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
pharaoh[25]
Father
Setnakhte[6]
Mother
Tiy-Merenese[7]
Spouse
Iset Ta-Hemdjert, Tiye, Tyti, Minefer[8][9][10][11]
Child
Ramesses IV, Amun-her-khepeshef, Ramesses VI, Ramesses VIII, Khaemwaset, Meryatum II, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef, Pentawer, Duatentopet, Meryamun (20th dynasty), Setiherkhepeshef[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, Pauly–Wissowa[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Family
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt[27]
Given name
Ramesses[29]
Name in hiero markup
G, M23:t-L2:t-<-ra-wsr-mAat-N36-i-mn:n->, C1-ms-z:z-HqA-q-iwn, F12-M4*M4*M4-W19-A45, E1:D43-O29-M23-M17-M17-X1:Z2[38][39][40][41]
Noble title
pharaoh[28]
Place of burial
KV11[5]
Time period
Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt[36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rameses en Usimare Ramesses III en Ramses en Ramesses III ar رمسيس الثالث cs Ramesse III. da Ramses III da Ramses 3. de Ramses III. Usermaatre-Meriamun de Ramses III. el Ραμσής Γ΄ es Ramses III es Ramsés III es Usermaatra-Meriamon Ramses-Heqaiunu es Usermaatra-Meriamón Ramsés-Heqaiunu fa رامسس سوم fr Ramsès III he רעמסס השלישי hu III. Ramszesz hu Uszermaatré Meriamon
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000087716757
VIAF cluster ID
45777651
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86029741
GND ID
118749021
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Penn Ramsés III 03.JPG ↗
BVMC person ID
73997
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12253993v
Biblissima authority ID
Zweite Neue
British Museum person or institution ID
55530
CANTIC ID
981058620214006706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00587381
DDB person (GND) ID
118749021
Show all 49 identifiers +37
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118749021
EGAXA ID
vtls000275927
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
175231
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ramses-III
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
ramses-iii
FAST ID
194099
FES digital collections entity ID
405210
Find a Grave memorial ID
7260272
Freebase ID
/m/012b26
Geni profile ID
6000000008630614631
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ramses-iii
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0054241
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ramses_3, Ramses_3.
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3493409
Grove Art Online ID
T070671
IdRef ID
031297587
IxTheo authority ID
07952947X
J9U entity ID
987007280281105171
Joconde epoch ID
T93-392
Lex ID
Ramses_3.
Libris-URI
86lpv44s2ggx515
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05076/eu_r_0132/r0132
Museum-digital person/organization ID
30774
NE.se ID
ramses-iii
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000479980
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3966000
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt5aEKgitFKf
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
299768
Rodovid ID
157548
SELIBR ID
333324
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID
D3JLTVY33NF4VBTVIJRR4N5QUY
Topic's main category
Category:Ramesses III
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
ramses-iii
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058620214006706
WikiKids ID
Ramses_III
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjC9RfT46PmCpFt8wW7vHC
Yale LUX ID
person/c25bf050-2868-42d6-bfe0-9332387adc5f

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🔗 Connections
Child 10
Ramesses IV, Ramesses VI, Ramesses VIII, Duatentopet, Pentawer, Khaemwaset, Amun-her-khepeshef, Montuherkhepeshef +2 more
Children (paternal) 10
Ramesses IV, Ramesses VI, Ramesses VIII, Duatentopet, Pentawer, Khaemwaset, Amun-her-khepeshef, Montuherkhepeshef +2 more
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Spouse 3
Tyti, Iset Ta-Hemdjert, Tiye
Spouses 3
Tyti, Iset Ta-Hemdjert, Tiye
Parent of 2
Setnakhte, Tiy-Merenese
Time period 2
Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Egypt
Family 1
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
Father 1
Setnakhte
Given name 1
Ramesses
Instance of 1
human
Mother 1
Tiy-Merenese
Noble title 1
pharaoh
Occupation 1
sovereign
Place of birth 1
Thebes
Place of burial 1
KV11
Position held 1
pharaoh
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Ramesses III
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Ramesses III
← Commissioned by 1
Medinet Habu
← Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Eugippius
← Occupant 1
KV11
← Replaced by 1
Setnakhte
← Resistance in Belgium ID 1
Gozée
← SNARC ID 1
Vilnius
← Significant person 1
Judicial Papyrus of Turin
← Victim(s) 1
Harem conspiracy
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Summary

Ramesses III was born in 1217 BC[1] in Thebes[2]. He died in 1155 BC[3]. He worked as a sovereign[4].

FAQs

Where was Ramesses III born?

Ramesses III's place of birth was Thebes[2].

Who were Ramesses III's parents?

Ramesses III's father was Setnakhte[6]. Ramesses III's mother was Tiy-Merenese[7].

Who was Ramesses III married to?

Ramesses III's spouses include Iset Ta-Hemdjert[8], Tiye[9], Tyti[10], and Minefer[11].

What did Ramesses III do for work?

Ramesses III worked as a sovereign[4].

Related Entities

Ramesses IV Ramesses VI Ramesses VIII Setnakhte Vilnius

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  1. 8w ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 175231
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 175231"
  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Zweite Neue
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q233298, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 405210
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 405210, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 20w ago · BMacZero · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Position held: pharaoh"
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