Who is Pharaoh Mernetpha?

He was one the sons of Ramesses II (the character played by Yul Brynner in The Ten Commandments) and a member of Dynasty 19. His name is usually spelled either as Merneptah or Merenptah. read more

He was one the sons of Ramesses II (the character played by Yul Brynner in The Ten Commandments) and a member of Dynasty 19. His name is usually spelled either as Merneptah or Merenptah. He ruled during the late thirteenth century BCE after the death from old age of his father. read more

Merneptah: Merneptah,, king of Egypt (reigned 1213–04 bc) who successfully defended Egypt against a serious invasion from Libya. The 13th son of his long-lived father, Ramses II, Merneptah was nearing 60 years of age at his accession in about 1213. read more

Merneptah was probably the thirteenth son of Ramesses II. This is a result of the latter's advanced age and the fact that he outlived many of his heirs (at age 90, Ramesses was one of, if not the, oldest pharaoh in Egyptian history). read more