Ramses IV was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. While it is commonly agreed that he was the son of Ramesses III, it is less certain that he was the elder Ramses' oldest son. He became king at the age of 14, and his reign has been dated to either 1154 - 1148 BC or 1164 - 1158 BC.
He attempted a building campaign on the scale of Ramesses II, doubling the size of the work gangs at Deir el-Medina to a total of 120 men, and commanded expeditions to the quarries of Wadi Hammamat and the Sinai. However, he did not live long enough to accomplish his goals.
The most important document to survive from this pharaoh is papyrus Harris I, which honours the life of his father, Ramses III by sketching his accomplishments and his many gifts to the temples of Egypt.
Full names: User-maāt-Rā III setep-en-Āmen Rāmeses IV
He is considered the last native Egyptian pharaoh to wield any real authority, and reigned in the Twentieth Dynasty from 1183 to 1152 BC (alternate dates are 1187/1186 to 1156/1155 BC).
During his long tenure, Egypt was beset by foreign invaders (including the so-called Sea Peoples and the Libyans)and experienced the beginnings of increasing economic difficulties and internal strife which would eventually lead to the collapse of the Twentieth Dynasty.
The Great Harris Papyrus or Papyrus Harris I, which was created by his son and chosen successor Ramesses IV, chronicles this king's massive donations of land, gold statues and monumental construction to Egypt's many temples and the dispatch of an expedition to the Land of Punt in his reign.
RamsesIV was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
He attempted a building campaign on the scale of Ramses II, doubling the size of the work gangs at Deir el-Medina to a total of 120 men, and commanded expeditions to the quarries of Wadi Hammanat and the Sinai.
The most important document to survive from this Pharaoh is the Great Papyrus Harris, which honours the life of his father, Ramses III by sketching his accomplishments and his many gifts to the temples of Egypt.
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