Ramesses X

Ramesses X was the ninth pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty, reigning from around 1111 BC to 1107 BC, with an uncertainty of approximately five years. He was the son of Ramesses IX and administered Egypt from the Delta royal centre at Pi-Ramesses.

His four-year reign took place against a backdrop of continuing decline in royal authority. Records from the royal necropolis at Thebes show that work on the king's tomb was repeatedly halted because of security threats from Libyan raiders and widespread worker discontent over late food rations. Egyptian foreign influence had completely vanished by this stage, and Upper Egypt was increasingly controlled by local priesthoods. The king was succeeded by Ramesses XI.

Scholars know Ramesses X primarily through necropolis daybooks, administrative ostraca from Deir el-Medina, and his unfinished tomb, KV18, situated in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb barely advanced past the initial entrance corridors, and it preserves minimal decoration. His body has not been found, and his final resting place remains uncertain.

Monuments

• KV18

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