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Already a man in his sixties, Merneptah had helped to manage state affairs for his father in the city of Pi-Ramesse and in the Delta and he now took on new responsibilities, ruling as prince regent for the elderly king throughout the last twelve years of his reign.
Merenptah was the 13th son and eventual successor of the famous Ramses II.
Merneptah was the 13th son of Ramses II.