Amenhotep
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Amenhotep / Imenhetep (Imen hotep) Ỉmn-ḥtp One who pleases Amun | |||||
Amenhotep (Ỉmn-ḥtp; "One who pleases Amun")[1] is an ancient Egyptian name. Its Greek version is Amenophis (Ἀμένωφις). Its notable bearers were:
Pharaohs of the 18th dynasty
[edit]- Amenhotep I
- Amenhotep II
- Amenhotep III
- Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)
Princes
[edit]- Amenhotep A, a son of Sobekhotep IV (13th dynasty), named on a box (now in Cairo)
- Amenhotep D, a son of Amenhotep II (18th dynasty)
- Amenhotep F, princely name of Akhenaten
- Amenhotep G, a son of Ramesses II (19th dynasty), 14th on the list of princes
Nobles
[edit]- Amenhotep (treasurer) treasurer of the 13th Dynasty
- Amenhotep (high steward), high steward of Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep, son of Hapu, deified Ancient Egyptian architect (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep (18th dynasty High Priest of Amun)
- Amenhotep Huy, Governor of the Northern Oasis under Thutmose III (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep-Huy, Vizier of South under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep (Huy), the high steward of Memphis under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep called Huy, Viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamon (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep, son of Yuti, chamberlain under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep (Asyut), official and physician (19th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep (20th dynasty High Priest of Amun), High Priest from the 20th Dynasty
- Amenhotep, father of Queen Kakat (23rd Dynasty)
Other
[edit]- The father of Rapses in Mummies Alive! is named Amenhotep (although which one is not specified)
- 4847 Amenhotep (the name of an asteroid)
- Ptolemaic era owner of a Book of the Dead from the Joseph Smith Papyri collection
- Imhotep, a similar name
References
[edit]- ↑ Asante, Molefi Kete; Mazama, Ama, eds. (2009). "Amenhotep". Encyclopedia of African Religion. Sage Publishing. doi:10.4135/9781412964623.n24. ISBN 978-1-4129-3636-1.
... the name Amenhotep, meaning one who pleases Amen.
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