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Merneptah (occasionally: '''Merenptah''') was Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt ( 1213 – 1203 BC ), the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty . He was the 14th son of Ramesses II and came to power first after all his older brothers had died, by which time he was almost sixty years old. His throne name was ''Ba-en-re Mery-netjeru'', which means "The Soul of Ra , Beloved of the Gods". Merenptah was probably the fourth child of Ramesses II's second wife, ''Istnofret'' ( Isisnofret ). He was married to queen Istnofret (Isisnofret), who must have been his sister, and possibly also to a queen ''Takhat''. One of his sons with Istnofret was ''Seti-Merneptah'', who probably became later pharaoh as Seti II . It is possible that it is this pharaoh who is mentioned in the book of Exodus . Without doubt he had to carry out several campaigns during his reign, mainly fighting against the Libya ns, who – with the assistance of the Sea Peoples – were threatening Egypt from the West. His campaign against the Libu and Meshwesh Libyans was glorified on the Merneptah Stele , also widely known as the ''Israel Stele'', which also refers to a campaign in the Levant and contains the only recognised ancient Egyptian reference to Israel . It is usually thought that Merneptah is the pharaoh that defeated the Sea Peoples near Migdol in Lybia. He died a natural death in old age. He was succeeded by his son Amenmesse , possibly a son of queen Takhat. His tomb is number KV8 in the Valley Of The Kings , but his Mummy was not found within this tomb. In 1898 it was discovered along with 18 others in the Mummy Cache within the tomb of Amenhotep II ( KV35 ). |
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