Akademik

Merenptah
(reigned c. 1212–1202 BC)
   Throne name Baenre. Thirteenth son of Ramesses IIby Isitnofret. He apparently survived all his older brothers or those eligible for the throne and became virtual coregent of his father toward the end of his father’s reign. After his succession, he faced invasions from the Libyans and Sea Peoples that were successfully repulsed. Diplomatic correspondence with the king of Ugaritwas discovered in 1994. He was buried in tomb KV8 in the Valley of the Kings, and his mummy was found in the royal cache in the tomb of Amenhotep II. The remains of his mortuary templeon the west bank of the Nileopposite Thebeswere excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1896 and a Swiss expedition since 1971. His temple was built with material removed from the nearby mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
   See also Amenherkhepeshef; Khaemwese; Meryatum; Preherwenemef; Sety.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier

Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. . 2011.