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Merneptah
- Reign
- 1213–1204 (1213–1203) BC
- Throne name
- Ba-en-Re-meri-Amun
- Dynasty
- 19th Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, Memphis, at times Akhetaten (Amarna) and Pi-Ramesses
Merneptah is listed in the king list under ‘19th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC). Reign: 1213–1204 (1213–1203) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Ba-en-Re-meri-Amun.
What is known about Merneptah
Merneptah successfully repelled attacks by the Libyans and the Sea Peoples. A people called Israel was mentioned for the first time under his rule.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: New Kingdom
Egypt becomes a great power with a sphere of influence stretching from Sudan to Syria. The vast temples of Karnak and Luxor and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings date from this period.
- 1259 BCEgyptian–Hittite peace treaty, the oldest surviving peace treaty in the world.
- c. 1250 BCRock temples of Abu Simbel. In 1964–1968 they were cut into blocks and moved to safety from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
- c. 1180 BCRamesses III repels the ‘Sea Peoples’ and has the victory depicted at Medinet Habu.
- 1159 BCFirst recorded strike in history: the tomb workers of Deir el-Medina down tools because their grain wages have not been paid.
More about this period: New Kingdom
19th Dynasty: all rulers
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