Ramses IV
| Horus Name | kA nxt anx m mAat nb Hbw-sd mi it=f ptH-tA-Tnn The victorious bull who lives on Ma’at and lord of Sed festivals like his father Ptah-Ta-tjenen |
| Two Ladies | mk kmt waf pDwt 9 The protector of Egypt who has subdued the Nine Bows |
| Golden Horus | wsr-rnpwt wr-nxtw ity ms nTrw sxpr tawy Rich of years and great of victories, the sovereign whom the gods bore, who has created the Two Lands |
| Throne 1 | wsr mAat ra The strong one belonging to the Ma’at of Ra |
| Throne 2 | HKA mAat ra The ruler of the Ma’at of Ra |
| Birth | ra ms sw Ra is the one who bore him |
Ramesses IV was the eldest son of Ramesses III. He succeeded his father after having saved the throne from his father’s murders and punished the conspirators but he is considered to have been the first of a series of increasingly weak rulers. Originally, he was buried in tomb (KV2) in the Valley of the Kings, but he was reburied in the tomb of Amenhotep II; his mummy was clumsily rewrapped and labeled by later priests.
The king’s eyes were replaced by artificial ones made of small onions, a unique case in mummification. In addition, each nostril was covered with the skin of an onion; it is possible that onions were used for their well-known antiseptic qualities.
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