Ramose
Ramose (Egyptian: rꜥ-ms(.w)) was an ancient Egyptian name, meaning "Ra is born".[1] Variants of the name include Ramesses (Ramessu) and Paramessu; these various spellings could be used to refer to the same person.[2]
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| Ramose in hieroglyphs |
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Lamenting Women, from the tomb (TT55) of Ramose, c. 1411-1375 BCE
Notable bearers of the name include:
- Ramose, a son of Ahmose I
- Ramose, the father of Senenmut, Hatshepsut's highest state official
- Ramose, Amenhotep III's vizier (TT55)
- Ramose, a general from Amarna (Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna)).
- Ramose, a general from the end of the 18th Dynasty, buried at Saqqara
- Ramose, a scribe and artisan who lived during the reigns of Ramesses II
References
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, volume 1, page 218.3
- Cruz-Uribe, Eugene (July 1978). "The Father of Rameses I: 0I 11456". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 37 (3): 237–244. doi:10.1086/372654.
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