Who was Ramesses VIII?

Ramesses VIII was an Egyptian pharaoh belonging to the 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He is recognized as a sovereign leader and a member of the human species within the historical context of Egyptian civilization.

What is the historical context of his reign?

His rule occurred within the timeframe of Ancient Egypt, a civilization that existed from the 31st century BC to the 1st century BC. As a pharaoh, he was a leader of the country known as Egypt.

Are there other names for this historical figure?

Yes, Ramesses VIII is also referred to by the alias Ramses VIII. This variation in spelling is noted in the available records regarding his identity.

Ramesses VIII

Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty

Person Human Q8045

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: 1200 BC
Date of death: 1129 BC
Country of citizenship: Ancient Egypt^[6]
Occupation: sovereign
Position held: pharaoh^[7]
Father: Ramesses III^[5]
Sibling: Ramesses IV, Khaemwaset, Montuherkhepeshef, Pareherwenemef, Meryatum II, Amun-her-khepeshef, Pentawer, Ramesses VI, Duatentopet, Meryamun (20th dynasty)^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa^[12]
Family: Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt^[9]
Given name: Ramesses^[11]
Name in hiero markup: wsr-C10-C12-G25-Aa1:n, N5-C7-C12-N36-F31-s-M23^[25]^[26]
Noble title: pharaoh^[10]
Place of burial: Valley of the Kings^[4]
Time period: Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt^[13]^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en Ramesses VIII en Ramses VIII ar رمسيس الثامن cs Ramesse VIII. de Ramses VIII. de Ramses VIII. Usermaatre-Achenamun el Ραμσής Η΄ es Ramses VIII es Ramsés VIII fa رامسس هشتم fr Ramsès VIII he רעמסס השמיני hu VIII. Ramszesz ja ラムセス8世 ko 람세스 8세 pl Ramzes VIII ru Рамсес VIII th ฟาโรห์รามเสสที่แปด tr VIII. Ramses zh 拉美西斯八世

🔖 Identifiers · 11

Image (Wikimedia Commons): SFEC-MEDINETHABU-Sethiherkhepeshef II.jpg ↗
Biblissima authority ID: Majel Barrett
British Museum person or institution ID: 55536
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Ramses-VIII
Find a Grave memorial ID: 7261722
Freebase ID: /m/03cp2v
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m03cp2v
Joconde epoch ID: T93-397
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 05076/eu_r_0132/r0132
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrtaoVUyGvGDG
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID: 6JOFBEHJGJD3FKFGPRMBGDT6XM

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🔗 Connections

Sibling 9

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

Siblings 9

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

Time period 2

Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

Country of citizenship 1

Ancient Egypt

Described by source 1

Pauly–Wissowa

Family 1

Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

Father 1

Ramesses III

Given name 1

Ramesses

Instance of 1

human

Noble title 1

pharaoh

Occupation 1

sovereign

Parent of 1

Ramesses III

Place of burial 1

Valley of the Kings

Position held 1

pharaoh

Sex or gender 1

male

← SNARC ID 1

Gorakhpur

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Summary

Ramesses VIII was born in 1200 BC^[1]. He died in 1129 BC^[2]. He worked as a sovereign^[3].

FAQs

Who were Ramesses VIII's parents?

Ramesses VIII's father was Ramesses III^[5].

What did Ramesses VIII do for work?

Ramesses VIII worked as a sovereign^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[8] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ramesses VIII — father (P22): Ramesses III. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ramesses VIII — country of citizenship (P27): Ancient Egypt. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ramesses VIII — position held (P39): pharaoh. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ramesses VIII — family (P53): Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ramesses VIII — noble title (P97): pharaoh. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ramesses VIII — occupation (P106): sovereign. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ramesses VIII — place of burial (P119): Valley of the Kings. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ramesses VIII — date of birth (P569): 1200 BC. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Ramesses VIII — date of death (P570): 1129 BC. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ramesses VIII — given name (P735): Ramesses. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ramesses VIII — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ramesses VIII — time period (P2348): New Kingdom of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ramesses VIII — time period (P2348): Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Ramesses IV. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Khaemwaset. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Montuherkhepeshef. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Pareherwenemef. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Meryatum II. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Amun-her-khepeshef. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Pentawer. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Ramesses VI. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Duatentopet. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ramesses VIII — sibling (P3373): Meryamun (20th dynasty). wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ramesses VIII — name in hiero markup (P7383): wsr-C10-C12-G25-Aa1:n. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ramesses VIII — name in hiero markup (P7383): N5-C7-C12-N36-F31-s-M23. wikidata.org.

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

Biblissima authority ID → Majel Barrett

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20w ago · BMacZero · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Instance of → human

Position held → pharaoh

Occupation → sovereign

Time period → Egyptian Empire, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

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