Usermaatre-Meryamun

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Usermaatre-Meryamun is the throne name of Ramesses III, a prominent pharaoh of Egypt’s Twentieth Dynasty known for defending Egypt against foreign invasions and overseeing major building projects.

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Usermaatre-Meryamun canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf royal titulary element
throne name
appearsOn royal stelae
scarabs and seals
statues of Ramesses III
temple walls
approximateReignEnd 1155 BC
approximateReignStart 1186 BC
associatedWithCulture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
associatedWithKingdom Egypt
associatedWithMilitaryEvents Libyan invasions
Sea Peoples invasions
linked to: Sea Peoples
associatedWithRole pharaoh
associatedWithTempleBuilding Medinet Habu
category Ancient Egyptian royal names
Theophoric names
component Meryamun
linked to: Nebmaatre-Meryamun

Usermaatre
linked to: Menmaatre
containsTheonym Amun
Ra
dynasty Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
emphasizesConcept Maat
divine kingship
era Ramesside Period
linked to: Late New Kingdom
geographicAssociation Nile Valley
Thebes
honorsDeity Amun
Ra
language Ancient Egyptian
linkedPerson Ramesses III
linkedToDeityCultCenter Karnak
Luxor
meaning “Powerful is the Maat of Ra, Beloved of Amun”
partOfRoyalTitulary fivefold titulary of Ramesses III
religiousContext state cult of Amun-Ra
religiousFunction legitimization of royal authority
royalHouse House of Ramesses
royalTitleType prenomen
throneNameOf Ramesses III
timePeriod Late Bronze Age
New Kingdom of Egypt
usedAsPrenomen Ramesses III
usedBy Ramesses III
usedInMonumentalReliefs yes
usedInOfficialInscriptions yes
usedInRoyalCartouche Ramesses III
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Ramesses III throneName Usermaatre-Meryamun
Ramesses III praenomen Usermaatre-Meryamun