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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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