deaths

Merneptah, pharaoh of Egypt

1200s BC (decade)

Decade from 1209 BC to 1200 BC

The 1200s BC is a decade that lasted from 1209 BC to 1200 BC.
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Merneptah

Fourth pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt

Merneptah or Merenptah was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. According to contemporary historical records, he ruled Egypt for almost ten years, from late July or early August 1213 until his death on 2 May 1203. He was the first royal-born pharaoh…
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Pharaoh

Title of Ancient Egyptian rulers

Pharaoh was a title of the monarch of ancient Egypt. The earliest confirmed instance of the title used contemporaneously for a ruler is a letter to Akhenaten, possibly preceded by an inscription referring to Thutmose III. Although the title only came into use in the Eighteenth…
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Egypt

Country spanning Africa and Asia

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to…
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May 2

Day of the year

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year.
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