Twosret, last pharaoh of XIXth Dynasty
Episode 30 The Decline of Dynasty XIX
The History of Ancient Egypt
Professor Robert Brier
Film Review
Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC) was the last great Egyptian pharaoh, and Egypt began a long steady decline after his death at age 88. His mummy indicates he suffered from arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and a jaw infection. He had 52 sons.
His successors:
- Hemeptah (1213-1202 BC) – son of Ramesses II’s great wife Nefertiti . After making war on the Israelites in Palestine (see Egyptian Evidence for the Exodus: Did It Happen?) in the fifth year of his reign, he also led his troops through the western the desert in a successful campaign against the Libyans. He counted the number slain by collecting uncircumcised penises.* The great palace he built in Memphis reflects the wealth (derived mainly from his military campaigns of his regime.
- Amanmesses (1202-1199) son of one of of Ramesses II’s concubines.
- Seti II (1199-1193) his younger brother.
- Akhenre Setepenre Siptah or Merneptah Siptah (1193-1186) father unknown, assumed throne as a child.
- Twosret, also spelled Tawosret or Tausret (1186-1185BC) a woman of unknown genealogy, the last pharaoh of the XIXth dynasty.
*The Egyptians were circumcised at puberty.
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