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

Variants

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

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

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

Variants

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

Variants

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

Variants

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

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

Variants

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

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

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

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

Variant
Amenhotep, heqa Waset Amenhotep, ruler of Thebes
Champollion, Monuments, I, pl. 2(7) Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 7:E6

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

Thutmose III Dynasty XVIII Thutmose IV

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