Ramses IX
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Ramses IX (1129 – 1111 BC) was the eighth king of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about 18 years.
His reign is best known for a scandal from his 16th to 20th years, when the royal tombs in the Theban necropolis were robbed. An inspection, led by Paser, mayor of eastern Thebes, pointed to Paweraa, mayor of western Thebes, as being behind this wave of robberies. However, it proved impossible for Paweraa to be officially charged with the crimes, and according to Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley, Paser disappeared from sight soon after he filed his report.
Ramses IX's son, Montuherkhopshef, did not live to succeed his father, though Montuherkhopshef has one of the most beautiful tombs in the Valley of the Kings (designated KV19). The throne was assumed by Ramses X whose relationship to Rameses IX is still unclear. The tomb of Ramses IX is in the Valley of the Kings (KV6) and has been open since antiquity, as evidenced by Roman and Greek graffiti on the tomb walls. In 1881, the mummy of Ramses IX was found in the Deir el-Bahri cache (DB320).
| Preceded by: Ramses VIII | Pharaoh of Egypt Twentieth Dynasty | Succeeded by: Ramses X |