Kenneth Kitchen published the translation of a temple doorjamb inscription: Kitchen, Kenneth Anderson (1972). "Ramesses VII and the Twentieth Dynasty". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 58: 182–194. doi:10.1177/030751337205800115. JSTOR 3856248. S2CID 192401651.
The inscription allegedly said:
The filiation of Ramesses VII is established by an inscription on a doorjamb from Deir el-Medinaeh which reads "the good god, lord of the two lands, Usimaare-meryamun-setepenre, Son of Re, lord of epiphanies, Ramesses [VII], (It)-Amun, god, ruler of Heliopolis—he has made as his monument for his father, (may) live the good god, lord of the two lands, Nebmaare-meryamun, Son of Re, [Ramesses VI]".
If Rameses VII was Alexander the Great, and he was claiming to be the Pharaoh of Egypt, it makes sense that he would have left an inscription claiming the previous Pharaoh as his "father", because the Pharaoh was viewed as the incarnation of Ra.
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Ken, I am a bit confused by your statement that R VII claimed to be a son of R VI. Could you provide a source for this eg inscriptions etc?.
Kenneth Kitchen published the translation of a temple doorjamb inscription: Kitchen, Kenneth Anderson (1972). "Ramesses VII and the Twentieth Dynasty". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 58: 182–194. doi:10.1177/030751337205800115. JSTOR 3856248. S2CID 192401651.
The inscription allegedly said:
The filiation of Ramesses VII is established by an inscription on a doorjamb from Deir el-Medinaeh which reads "the good god, lord of the two lands, Usimaare-meryamun-setepenre, Son of Re, lord of epiphanies, Ramesses [VII], (It)-Amun, god, ruler of Heliopolis—he has made as his monument for his father, (may) live the good god, lord of the two lands, Nebmaare-meryamun, Son of Re, [Ramesses VI]".
If Rameses VII was Alexander the Great, and he was claiming to be the Pharaoh of Egypt, it makes sense that he would have left an inscription claiming the previous Pharaoh as his "father", because the Pharaoh was viewed as the incarnation of Ra.