What is Ramesses IV known for?

Ramesses IV is known for his reign as the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty, a period that saw the consolidation of Egyptian power and cultural development.

Where did Ramesses IV rule?

Ramesses IV ruled over Ancient Egypt, specifically during the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom.

What was Ramesses IV's nationality?

Ramesses IV was an Egyptian, as indicated by his association with the Twentieth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

Ramesses IV

3rd pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

Person Human Q1532

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: 1200 BC
Date of death: 1156 BC
Country of citizenship: Ancient Egypt^[9]
Occupation: statesperson
Position held: pharaoh^[10]
Father: Ramesses III^[5]
Mother: Tyti^[6]
Spouse: Duatentopet^[7]
Child: Ramesses V^[8]
Sibling: Duatentopet, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef, Khaemwaset, Ramesses VI, Meryatum II, Amun-her-khepeshef, Pentawer, Ramesses VIII, Meryamun (20th dynasty)^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa^[15]^[16]
Family: Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt^[12]
Given name: Ramesses^[14]
Name in hiero markup: E2:D43-S34-G17-H6-V30:O23-Z3-W19-M17-X1:I9-Z1:I9-Q3:X1-V28-A52, M23:t-L2:t-<-N5-F12-H6-C12-U21-S3->, U6\-C12\-C2-F31-O34:O34-N5-S38-C10, F12-S29-M4-M4-M4-G36:D21-N35:M3-Aa1*X1-D43:Z2, M23:t-L2:t-<-N5-S38-H6-U21:N35-M17-Y5:N35-G7->^[29]^[30]^[31]
Noble title: pharaoh^[13]
Place of burial: KV2^[4]
Time period: Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt^[17]^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

en Rameses en Ramses en Ramesses IV ar رعمسيس الرابع ar رمسيس الرابع cs Ramesse IV. da Ramses IV da Ramses 4. de Ramses IV. Usermaatre-Setepenamun de Ramses IV. el Ραμσής Δ' es Ramsés IV es Heqamaatra-Setepenamon es Heqamaatra-Setepenamón es Ramses-Heqamaatra-Meriamon es Ramsés-Heqamaatra-Meriamón es Ramses IV fa رامسس چهارم fr Ramsès IV he רעמסס הרביעי

🔖 Identifiers · 28

ISNI: 0000000087757508
VIAF cluster ID: 127422598
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n92068037
GND ID: 11874903X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): RamessesIV-SmitingHisEnemiesOnAnOstracon MuseumOfFineArtsBoston.jpg ↗
Biblissima authority ID: two-stack push down automaton
British Museum person or institution ID: 55531
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00587382
DDB person (GND) ID: 11874903X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Ramses-IV
FAST ID: 306302
FES digital collections entity ID: 432469

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Find a Grave memorial ID: 7261654
Freebase ID: /m/03cnld
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m03cnld
IxTheo authority ID: 079529488
J9U entity ID: 987007272672005171
Joconde epoch ID: T93-393
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 05076/eu_r_0132/r0132
Museum-digital person/organization ID: 72274
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000508007
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrta8vke6lZbu
Rodovid ID: 157553
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID: 3L7VTD3RIFDP3P6WD55HOUP5ZU
Topic's main category: Category:Ramesses IV
WikiKids ID: Ramses_IV
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJdgYTWcD4qkP4tvgVC4v3
Yale LUX ID: person/95b11e54-ed93-490f-bd9b-6523b84525ad

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🔗 Connections

Sibling 9

Ramesses VI, Ramesses VIII, Duatentopet, Pentawer, Khaemwaset, Amun-her-khepeshef, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef +1 more

Siblings 9

Ramesses VI, Ramesses VIII, Duatentopet, Pentawer, Khaemwaset, Amun-her-khepeshef, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef +1 more

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa

Parent of 2

Ramesses III, Tyti

Time period 2

Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

Child 1

Ramesses V

Children (paternal) 1

Ramesses V

Country of citizenship 1

Ancient Egypt

Family 1

Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

Father 1

Ramesses III

Given name 1

Ramesses

Instance of 1

human

Mother 1

Tyti

Noble title 1

pharaoh

Occupation 1

statesperson

Place of burial 1

KV2

Position held 1

pharaoh

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Duatentopet

Spouses 1

Duatentopet

Topic's main category 1

Category:Ramesses IV

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KV2

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Grammene

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Harare

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Judicial Papyrus of Turin

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Summary

Ramesses IV was born in 1200 BC^[1]. He died in 1156 BC^[2]. He worked as a statesperson^[3].

FAQs

Who were Ramesses IV's parents?

Ramesses IV's father was Ramesses III^[5]. Ramesses IV's mother was Tyti^[6].

Who was Ramesses IV married to?

Ramesses IV's spouses include Duatentopet^[7].

What did Ramesses IV do for work?

Ramesses IV worked as a statesperson^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[11] ↑ Ramesses IV — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ramesses IV — father (P22): Ramesses III. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ramesses IV — mother (P25): Tyti. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ramesses IV — spouse (P26): Duatentopet. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ramesses IV — country of citizenship (P27): Ancient Egypt. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ramesses IV — position held (P39): pharaoh. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ramesses IV — child (P40): Ramesses V. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ramesses IV — family (P53): Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ramesses IV — noble title (P97): pharaoh. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ramesses IV — occupation (P106): statesperson. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ramesses IV — place of burial (P119): KV2. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ramesses IV — date of birth (P569): 1200 BC. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Ramesses IV — date of death (P570): 1156 BC. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ramesses IV — given name (P735): Ramesses. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ramesses IV — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ramesses IV — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ramesses IV — time period (P2348): New Kingdom of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ramesses IV — time period (P2348): Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Duatentopet. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Montuherkhepeshef. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Pareherwenemef. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Khaemwaset. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Ramesses VI. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Meryatum II. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Amun-her-khepeshef. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Pentawer. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Ramesses VIII. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ramesses IV — sibling (P3373): Meryamun (20th dynasty). wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ramesses IV — name in hiero markup (P7383): E2:D43-S34-G17-H6-V30:O23-Z3-W19-M17-X1:I9-Z1:I9-Q3:X1-V28-A52. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ramesses IV — name in hiero markup (P7383): U6\-C12\-C2-F31-O34:O34-N5-S38-C10. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Ramesses IV — name in hiero markup (P7383): F12-S29-M4-M4-M4-G36:D21-N35:M3-Aa1*X1-D43:Z2. wikidata.org.

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15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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Sibling → Duatentopet, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef +1

Spouse → Duatentopet

Position held → pharaoh

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