Kamose
Also known as: Kamesiu |
Dynasty XVII |
Kamose continued and expanded the campaign against the Hyksos of the fifteenth dynasty that was started by his father Seqenenra. He advanced north but did not reach the delta, instead focusing on Kush to the south which was allies of the Hyksos. When he suddenly died, his brother Ahmose became king, and he was ultimately the one to finish what his father and brother had started – the explusion of the hated Hyksos rulers.
Reign of Kamose |
AE Chronology | ?–1540 |
Ryholt | 1554–1549 |
Shaw | 1555–1550 |
Dodson | 1553–1549 |
Redford | 1571–1569 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Kha her nesetef
ḫꜤi-ḥr-nst.f
The one who has appeared on his throne
xa:a-D2:Z1-g*t:f
Lacau, Une stèle du roi “Kamosis”, ASAE 39 (1939): 245-271, pls. 37-38
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:H1
Horus name variant
Kha her nesetef
ḫꜤi-ḥr-nst.f
The one who has appeared on his throne
xa:a:Y1-D2:Z1-g:t*O1-f
Gardiner, The Defeat of the Hyksos by Kamōse: The Carnarvon Tablet, No. I, JEA 3 (1916): 97
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:H2
Horus name variant
Nefer hab tawy
nfr-hꜤb-tꜢwi
The perfect one is the sickle of the Two Lands
nfr-K4:A-b-N11:N17:N17
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:H3
Horus name variant
Sedjefa tawy
sḏfꜢ-tꜢwi
The one who has provisioned the Two Lands
s-D:f-D40:N17:N17
von Bissing, Ein thebanischer Grabfund aus dem Anfang des Neuen Reiches, plate 4 (8)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:H4
Nebty name
Wehem menu
wḥm-mnw
Who has renewed monuments
F25-Y5:N35-W24*W24:W24
Vandersleyen, L'Egypte et la vallée du Nil, 2, 195
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:N1
Nebty name variant
Wehem menu
wḥm-mnw
Who has renewed monuments
F25-G17-A2-Y5:N35-W24-W-Y1:Z2
Gardiner, The Defeat of the Hyksos by Kamōse: The Carnarvon Tablet, No. I, JEA 3 (1916): 97
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:N2
Golden Horus name
Seher tawy
shrw-tꜢwi
The one who has pleased the Two Lands
s-h:r-Y1-N17:N17:N23*N23
Gardiner, The Defeat of the Hyksos by Kamōse: The Carnarvon Tablet, No. I, JEA 3 (1916): 97
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:G
Throne name
Wadj kheper Ra
wꜢḏ-ḫpr-rꜤ
The flourishing one is the manifestation of Ra
N5-M13-Y1v-L1
Habachi, The Second Stela of Kamose and the struggle against the Hyksos Ruler and His Capital, ADAIK 8 (1972): pl. 7
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:T1
Throne name variant
Wadj kheper Ra
wꜢḏ-ḫpr-rꜤ
The flourishing one is the manifestation of Ra
ra-w-wAD-xpr
Bissing, Ein Thebanischer Grabfund aus dem Anfang des Neuen Reichs, plate 9 (2)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:T3
Throne name variant
Wadj kheper Ra nakht
wꜢḏ-ḫpr-rꜤ nḫt
The flourishing one is the manifestation of Ra is victorious
ra-wAD-Y1v-xpr-A24
Habachi, The Second Stela of Kamose and the struggle against the Hyksos Ruler and His Capital, ADAIK 8 (1972): pl. 7
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:T2
Birth name
Ka mesu
kꜢ-ms(w)
The bull is born
D170A-E1-ms-s-Z5
Gardiner, The Defeat of the Hyksos by Kamōse: The Carnarvon Tablet, No. I, JEA 3 (1916): 97
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:E3
Birth name variant
Ka mesu
kꜢ-ms(w)
The bull is born
kA-ms:z
Bissing, Ein Thebanischer Grabfund aus dem Anfang des Neuen Reichs, plate 12 (8-9)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:E4
Birth name variant
Ka mesu nakht(u)
kꜢ-ms(w) nḫt(w)
Kamose the victorious
kA-ms-s-A24
Lacau, Une stèle du roi “Kamosis”, ASAE 39 (1939): 245-271, pls. 37-38
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:E1
Birth name variant
Ka mesu nakht(u)
kꜢ-ms(w) nḫt(w)
Kamose the victorious
kA:D52-ms-s-A24
Habachi, The Second Stela of Kamose and the struggle against the Hyksos Ruler and His Capital, ADAIK 8 (1972): pl. 7
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 130-131, 15:E2
Bibliography
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