Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹæm.ə.ˌsiz/ (English) /ɹæ.ˈmɛs.iz/ (English) /ˈɹæm.ˌsiz/ (English) /ˈɹæm.ˌziz/ (English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
From , composed of the name of the supreme god Ra combined with the root msj "give birth" and sw "he" [1] [2] [3] [4] . Ramesses was the name of eleven Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom. The most important of these were Ramesses II the Great who campaigned against the Hittites and also built several great monuments (13th century BC), and Ramesses III who defended Egypt from the Libyans and Sea Peoples (12th century BC).
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Sources & References
- Ranke, Hermann. Die Ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, 1935, page 218.
- Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, entry 74950, available from https://thesaurus-linguae-aegyptiae.de/lemma/74950.
- Budge, E. A. Wallis. Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary. London, 1920, page 321.
- Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, entry 129490, available from https://thesaurus-linguae-aegyptiae.de/lemma/129490.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026