Amenhotep II
Also known as: Amenophis II |
Dynasty XVIII |
Used to be called Amenophis II, which is the hellenized name of Amenhotep from the ancient Greek historians. The destruction of monuments of Hatshepsut began during his short co-regency with his father and lasted until the most visible ones had been destroyed.
Reign of Amenhotep II |
AE Chronology | 1425–1400 |
von Beckerath | 1428–1397 |
Shaw | 1427–1400 |
Dodson | 1424–1398 |
Malek | 1427–1401 |
Arnold | 1427–1401 |
Grimal | 1425–1401 |
Redford | 1454–1419 |
Manetho (Josephus) | 30y 10m |
Manetho (Africanus) | 31 years |
Manetho (Eusebius) | 31 years |
Manetho (Jerome) | 31 years |
Highest attestation | Year 26 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht wer pehty
kꜢ-nḫt wr-pḥti
The strong bull, great of power
E1:D40-wr:F9*F9
Karnak third pylon, southern wall; Tomb of Qenamun (TT93)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 61; 63a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:H1
Horus name variant
Ka nakht aa pehty
kꜢ-nḫt ꜤꜢ-pḥti
The strong bull, great of might
E1:D40-aA:F9*F9
Gauthier, Livre des Rois d'Égypte, II, 277 (II)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:H2
Horus name variant
Ka nakht seped abwy
kꜢ-nḫt spd-Ꜥbwi
The strong bull, sharp of horns
E1:D40-M44-F16:F16
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1301
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:H3
Horus name variant
Ka nakht sekhem pehty
kꜢ-nḫt sḫm-pḥti
The strong bull, powerful of might
E1:D40-sxm-t-F9
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1362
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:H4
Nebty name
Kha khau em ipet-sut
ḫꜤ-ḫꜤw m ipt-swt
Radiant of crowns in Karnak
xa*xa:Z2-m-i-p:t-Q1-t:Z2:x
Gauthier, Livre des Rois d'Égypte, II, 277 (II)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:N2
Nebty name variant
User fau sekha em Waset
wsr-fꜢw sḫꜤi-m-wꜢst
Powerful of splendour, appearing in Thebes
wsr-s-f:F40-w-s-xa:a-m-R19-t:O49
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 65a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:N1
Golden Horus name
Ity sekhemef em tau nebu
iṯi-sḫm.f-m-tꜢw-nb(w)
Who seizes by his strength in all lands
iTi-sxm*m:f-m-N17:N17:N17:nb
No hieroghlyphs shown by von Beckerath.
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 64b
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:G2
Golden Horus name variant
Ity sekhemef em tau nebu
iṯi-sḫm.f-m-tꜢw-nb(w)
Who seizes by his strength in all lands
iTi:t:D40-m-sxm-ra:D40:f-m-N17:N17:N17:nb
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 65a
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:G1
Throne name
Aa kheperu Ra
ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-rꜤ
Great are the Manifestations of Ra
ra:aA-xpr-Z2
Abydos king list 71
Saqqara king list 7
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:T1
Throne name variant
Aa kheperu en Ra
ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-n-rꜤ
Great are the Manifestations of Ra
ra:aA-xpr:Z2-n
Marseille Stela 14
Note, despite the extra en it must belong to Amenhotep II
Throne name variant
Aa kheperu Ra
ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-rꜤ
Great are the Manifestations of Ra
ra-O29v-xpr-xpr-xpr
Davies, The rock tombs of Amarna, V, p. 7
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:T3
Birth name
Amenhotep
imn-ḥtp(w)
Amun is Satisfied
i-mn:n-Htp:t*p
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1316
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E1
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, netjer heqa Iunu
imn-htp nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-iwnw
Amenhotep, God and ruler of Heliopolis
i-mn:n:Htp-nTr-HqA-iwn
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 61-65
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E2
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, heqa Iunu
imn-ḥtp(w) hḳꜢ-iwnw
Amenhotep, ruler of Heliopolis
i-mn:n-Htp-HqA-iwn
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1319
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E4
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, netjer heqa Iunu
Amenhotep, God and ruler of Heliopolis
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1276
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E3
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, netjer heqa Waset
Amenhotep, God and ruler of Thebes
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1327
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E5
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, heqa Waset
Amenhotep, ruler of Thebes
Champollion, Monuments, I, pl. 2(7)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E6
Birth name variant
Amenhotep, nesu heqa Waset
Amenhotep, King and ruler of Thebes
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums, IV, 1368
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E7
The complete titulary
Sources containing all five names of the royal titulary
Temple of Amada stele
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 65a; Helck, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, IV, 1319
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
Author | Greek | Transliteration | Transcription | Reign |
Africanus xviii, 8 |
Αμενωφις |
Amenophis |
Amenophis |
31 years |
Eusebius xviii, 7 |
Aμενωφις |
Amenophis |
Amenophis |
31 years |
Jerome |
|
|
Ammenophis |
31 years |
Josephus 96 |
Aμένωφις |
Amenophis |
Amenophis |
30 years, 10 months |
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 138–139
Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 40–44
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 276–290
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 100–101