Ramose (Egyptian: ''
rꜥ-ms(.w)'') was an
ancient Egyptian name, meaning "Ra is born". Variants of the name include
Ramesses (''Ramessu'') and
Paramessu; these various spellings could be used to refer to the same person.
Notable bearers of the name include:
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Ramose, a son of
Ahmose I
Ahmose I ( egy, jꜥḥ ms(j .w), reconstructed /ʔaʕaħ'maːsjə/ ( MK), Egyptological pronunciation ''Ahmose'', sometimes written as ''Amosis'' or ''Aahmes'', meaning " Iah (the Moon) is born") was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteent ...
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Ramose, the father of
Senenmut
Senenmut ( egy, sn-n-mwt, sometimes spelled Senmut, Senemut, or Senmout) was an 18th Dynasty ancient Egyptian architect and government official. His name translates literally as "mother's brother."
Family
Senenmut was of low commoner birth, ...
, Hatshepsut's highest state official
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Ramose, Amenhotep III's
vizier
A vizier (; ar, وزير, wazīr; fa, وزیر, vazīr), or wazir, is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the near east. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called '' katib'' (secretary), who was ...
(
TT55
Tomb TT55 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose. It has a main room originally containing thirty-two colum ...
)
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Ramose, a general from Amarna (
Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna)
Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten.
The tombs are in two groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry ba ...
)
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Ramose, a general from the end of the 18th Dynasty, buried at
Saqqara
Saqqara ( ar, سقارة, ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memph ...
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Ramose, a scribe and artisan who lived during the reigns of Ramesses II
References
External links
Theban Tomb TT 71, Senenmut's parents
Ancient Egyptian given names
Theophoric names
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