Reign of Ramesses IV

A.J. Peden has several published papers to his credit (in Guttinger Miszellen, Orientalia, Chronique d'Egypte), and a volume of translations of the major inscriptions of the 20th Dynasty in a Swedish international series.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceBibliographyChapter One: The Personal Background and Family of Ramesses IVSection A: The Origins of Ramesses IVSection B: Ramesses IV as Crown PrinceSection C: The Last Years of Ramesses IIIChapter Two: The Date of Accession and Age at Death of Ramesses IVChapter Three: Egypt's Foreign RelationsSection A: The Extent of Egyptian Influence in the Levant under Ramesses IVSection B: Libyan Infiltration into EgyptSection C: Egypt's Relations with Nubia under Ramesses IVChapter Four: The Exploitation of Resources beyond the Nile ValleySection A: The Quarrying Expeditions to the Wadi HammamatSection B: Serabit el-Khadim under Ramesses IVSection C: Copper Mining at TimnaChapter Five: Ramesses IV in the Service of the GodsSection A: Compendium of Ramesses IV's Building Activities at Egyptian and Nubian Temple Sites1. North-East EgyptSerabit el-Khadim2. The DeltaHeliopolisMemphis3. Middle EgyptThe FaiyumHeracleopolisLocale around Minya4. Upper EgyptAbydosCoptosEastern ThebesKarnak, Main Temple of AmunThe South ApproachRoyal Statuary from KarnakTemple of MutTemple of KhonsuTemple of MontuTemple of MaatKarnak, Temple of Ramesses III in the Forecourt of AmunTemple of LuxorWestern ThebesThe Royal Memorial Temple Sites at Assasif and Medinet HabuTemple of QurnehThe RamesseumKom el-Hetan (Medinet Habu North)Temple of Medinet HabuDeir el-MedinaTodArmantEl-KabEdfu5. NubiaAnibaBuhenAmarah WestKawaSection B: Part One. The Royal Tomb, KV no. 2Section B: Part Two. The Surviving Burial Equipment of Ramesses IVSection C: Part One. The Royal Memorial TemplesSection C: Part Two. The Royal CultAppendix A: The Use of Bandeau Texts and Ramesses IVAppendix B: A Royal Encomium (by Ramesses IV?)Chapter Six: The Internal AdministrationSection A: The Senior Civil and Military Administrators1. The Vizier2. The Overseers of the Treasury(i) Ramesses-Usihirkhopesh (Chief Treasurer of the North and South)(ii) Montuemtowy(iii) Khaemtir3. The Royal Butlers(i) Amenkhau(ii) Atumnakht(iii) Usimare-sekheper(iv) Prenakht(v) Nakhtamun(vi) (Ramesses)-Sethirwonmef(vii) Hori(viii) Heqmare-neheh(ix) Sobekhotep4. The General of the Army5. The Viceroy of Nubia6. The Mayor of ThebesSection B: Officebearers of the Major Priesthoods(i) Siese, High-Priest of Onuris at Thinis(ii) Thutmose, High-Priest (?) of Osiris at Abydos(iii) Ramessesnakht (I), High-Priest of Amen-Re(iv) Amenemope, Third Prophet of Amun and High-Priest of Mut(v) Turo (Heqmarenakht), High-Priest of Montu at Thebes(vi) Setau, High-Priest of Nekhbet at El-Kab(vii) Pendjerty, High-Priest of the Triad at Elephantine (of Khnum, Satis, and Anuket)Section C: The Administrative Documents(i) P. Turin 1887: The Turin Indictment Papyrus(ii) P. Mallet (P. Louvre 1050)Section D: Official Contact between the Community of Deir el-Medina and the Administrative AuthoritiesSection E: The Death of Ramesses IV and the Accession of Ramesses VChapter Seven: ConclusionsChapter Eight: Translations of Selected Texts from the Time of Ramesses IVFiguresIndex