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Heqamaatre Ramesses IV (also written Ramses or Rameses) was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III but assumed the throne since all four of his older brothers predeceased him. Due to the three decade rule of his father, he is believed to have been in his 40s when he took the throne. His reign has been dated to either 1152 to 1146 BC or 1154 to 1148 BC.
Projects
He attempted a building campaign on the scale of Ramesses II, doubling the size of the work gangs at Deir el-Medina to a total of 120 men, and dispatched several large expeditions to the stone quarries of Wadi Hammamat and the Sinai. However, he did not live long enough to accomplish his goals. Part of his program included the extensive enlargement of his father's Temple of Khonsu at Karnak and the construction of a large mortuary temple near the Temple of Hatshepsut.
The most important document to survive from this pharaoh's rule is the Papyrus Harris I, which honours the life of his father, Ramesses III, by sketching his accomplishments and his many gifts to the temples of Egypt, and the Turin papyrus, the earliest known geologic map.
After a short 6 Year reign, Ramesses IV died and was buried in tomb KV2 in the Valley of the Kings. His chief wife was Queen Tentopet who was buried in QV74. His prenomen of throne name, Heqamaatre, means "Ruler of Justice like Re."
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Pharaohs of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt
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