Horemheb

Horemheb
Horemheb
Horemhab, Haremhab, Haremheb
	Detail of a statue of Horemheb, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Pharaoh
Reign	x 1319–1292 BC
Predecessor	Ay
Successor	Ramesses I
Horus name
Horus name
	Kanakht Sepedkheru ; K3-nḫt-Spd-ḫrw; Strong bull, whose plans are effective
Nebty name
	Werbiawet-em-Ipetsut ; Wr-bj3wt-m-Jptswt ; He who is great of miracles in Ipetsut
Golden Horus
	Heruhermaat Sekhepertawy ; Ḥrw-ḥr-m3ˁ.t-sḫpr-t3wj ; He who is satisfied with the Maat, he who makes the two lands come to existence
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Nomen
	Horemheb Meryamun; Ḥr-m-ḥb-mrj-Jmn; Horus is in jubilation, beloved of Amun
	;
Consort	Amenia, Mutnedjmet
Children	Possibly Tanodjmy
Died	1292 BC
Burial	KV 57
Monuments	Memphite Tomb ; Temple of Ay and Horemheb
Dynasty	18th Dynasty

Horemheb, also spelled Horemhab, Haremheb or Haremhab (Ancient Egyptian: ḥr-m-ḥb, meaning "Horus is in Jubilation"),^[1] was the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1292 BC).^[2] He ruled for at least 14 years between 1319 BC and 1292 BC.^[3] He had no relation to the preceding royal family other than by marriage to Mutnedjmet, who is thought (though disputed) to have been the daughter of his predecessor, Ay; he is believed to have been of common birth.

Before he became pharaoh Horemheb was the commander-in-chief of the army under the reigns of Tutankhamun and Ay. After his accession to the throne, he reformed the Egyptian state and it was during his reign that official action against the preceding Amarna rulers began, which is why he is considered the ruler who restabilized his country after the troublesome and divisive Amarna Period.

Horemheb demolished monuments of Akhenaten, reusing the rubble in his own building projects, and usurped monuments of Tutankhamun and Ay. Horemheb presumably had no surviving sons, as he appointed as his successor his vizier Paramesse, who would assume the throne as Ramesses I.^[4]

^ Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen (PDF). Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 248. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ Strudwick, Helen (2006). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-4351-4654-9.
^ Hornung, Erik; Krauss, Rolf; Warburton, David, eds. (2006). "Chronology table". Ancient Egyptian Chronology. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Brill. p. 493. ISBN 9789004113855.
^ "Ramesses". carlos.emory.edu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[Ranke_1935_248-1] Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen (PDF). Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 248. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[:0-2] Strudwick, Helen (2006). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-4351-4654-9.

[3] Hornung, Erik; Krauss, Rolf; Warburton, David, eds. (2006). "Chronology table". Ancient Egyptian Chronology. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Brill. p. 493. ISBN 9789004113855.

[4] "Ramesses". carlos.emory.edu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

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