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This book presents a compact and comprehensive history of the reign of Ramesses IV, who ruled Egypt at a point of transition between the last days of her greatness under Ramesses III and her political and economic decline under Ramesses IV's successors. To this end, all the main resources for our knowledge of this reign are drawn upon: major royal inscriptions and monuments, the hierarchy of the officials, papyri and ostraca. All aspects of the reign receive attention: the king's origins and family, his foreign contacts and expeditions, his attitude to the Egyptian gods, and the supporting officialdom. Key texts are included in modern translation.

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Author:   A. J. Peden
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Aris & Phillips Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
ISBN:  

9780856686221

ISBN 10:   0856686220
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   01 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Preface Bibliography Chapter One: The Personal Background and Family of Ramesses IV Section A: The Origins of Ramesses IV Section B: Ramesses IV as Crown Prince Section C: The Last Years of Ramesses III Chapter Two: The Date of Accession and Age at Death of Ramesses IV Chapter Three: Egypt's Foreign Relations Section A: The Extent of Egyptian Influence in the Levant under Ramesses IV Section B: Libyan Infiltration into Egypt Section C: Egypt's Relations with Nubia under Ramesses IV Chapter Four: The Exploitation of Resources beyond the Nile Valley Section A: The Quarrying Expeditions to the Wadi Hammamat Section B: Serabit el-Khadim under Ramesses IV Section C: Copper Mining at Timna Chapter Five: Ramesses IV in the Service of the Gods Section A: Compendium of Ramesses IV's Building Activities at Egyptian and Nubian Temple Sites  1. North-East Egypt  Serabit el-Khadim  2. The Delta  Heliopolis  Memphis  3. Middle Egypt  The Faiyum  Heracleopolis  Locale around Minya  4. Upper Egypt  Abydos  Coptos  Eastern Thebes  Karnak, Main Temple of Amun  The South Approach  Royal Statuary from Karnak  Temple of Mut  Temple of Khonsu  Temple of Montu  Temple of Maat  Karnak, Temple of Ramesses III in the Forecourt of Amun  Temple of Luxor  Western Thebes  The Royal Memorial Temple Sites at Assasif and Medinet Habu  Temple of Qurneh  The Ramesseum  Kom el-Hetan (Medinet Habu North)  Temple of Medinet Habu  Deir el-Medina  Tod  Armant  El-Kab  Edfu  5. Nubia  Aniba  Buhen  Amarah West  Kawa Section B: Part One. The Royal Tomb, KV no. 2 Section B: Part Two. The Surviving Burial Equipment of Ramesses IV Section C: Part One. The Royal Memorial Temples Section C: Part Two. The Royal Cult Appendix A: The Use of Bandeau Texts and Ramesses IV Appendix B: A Royal Encomium (by Ramesses IV?) Chapter Six: The Internal Administration Section A: The Senior Civil and Military Administrators  1. The Vizier  2. The Overseers of the Treasury  (i) Ramesses-Usihirkhopesh (Chief Treasurer of the North and South)  (ii) Montuemtowy  (iii) Khaemtir  3. The Royal Butlers  (i) Amenkhau  (ii) Atumnakht  (iii) Usimare-sekheper  (iv) Prenakht  (v) Nakhtamun  (vi) (Ramesses)-Sethirwonmef  (vii) Hori  (viii) Heqmare-neheh  (ix) Sobekhotep  4. The General of the Army  5. The Viceroy of Nubia  6. The Mayor of Thebes Section B: Officebearers of the Major Priesthoods  (i) Siese, High-Priest of Onuris at Thinis  (ii) Thutmose, High-Priest (?) of Osiris at Abydos  (iii) Ramessesnakht (I), High-Priest of Amen-Re  (iv) Amenemope, Third Prophet of Amun and High-Priest of Mut  (v) Turo (Heqmarenakht), High-Priest of Montu at Thebes  (vi) Setau, High-Priest of Nekhbet at El-Kab  (vii) Pendjerty, High-Priest of the Triad at Elephantine (of Khnum, Satis, and Anuket) Section C: The Administrative Documents  (i) P. Turin 1887: The Turin Indictment Papyrus  (ii) P. Mallet (P. Louvre 1050) Section D: Official Contact between the Community of Deir el-Medina and the Administrative Authorities Section E: The Death of Ramesses IV and the Accession of Ramesses V Chapter Seven: Conclusions Chapter Eight: Translations of Selected Texts from the Time of Ramesses IV Figures Index

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A.J. Peden has several published papers to his credit (in Guttinger Miszellen, Orientalia, Chronique d'Egypte), and a volume of translations of the major inscriptions of the 20th Dynasty in a Swedish international series.

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