Ramose
{{Short description|Ancient Egyptian name}}
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Ramose (Egyptian: rꜥ-ms(.w)) was an ancient Egyptian name, meaning "Ra is born".Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, volume 1, page 218.3 Variants of the name include Ramesses (Ramessu) and Paramessu; these various spellings could be used to refer to the same person.{{cite journal |last=Cruz-Uribe |first=Eugene |title=The Father of Rameses I: 0I 11456 |journal=Journal of Near Eastern Studies |volume=37 |issue=3 |date=July 1978 |pages=237–244 |doi=10.1086/372654|s2cid=162197658 }}
Notable bearers of the name include:
- Ramose, a son of Ahmose I
- Ramose, the father of Senenmut, Hatshepsut's highest state official
- Ramose, Amenhotep III's vizier (TT55)
- Ramose, a general from Amarna (Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna))
- Ramose, a general from the end of the 18th Dynasty, buried at Saqqara
- Ramose, a scribe and artisan who lived during the reigns of Ramesses II
References
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External links
- [http://www.maat-ka-ra.de/english/personen/eltern_senenmut/senmut_eltern.htm Theban Tomb TT 71, Senenmut's parents]
Category:Ancient Egyptian given names
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