Amenemhat II
nbw-kꜢw-rꜤ — i͗mn-m-ḥꜢt
- Reign
- 1878 BC–1843 BC
- Dynasty
- Twelfth Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdomc. 2055 BC – 1650 BC
- Also known as
- Amenemhet II
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
5 of 5 documentedHorus Name
2 sources
- Funerary stele from Abydos (Cairo Museum, JE 12644, CG 20541)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 3:H1
Prenomen (Throne Name)
3 sources
- Abydos Canon no. 61
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 123-124
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 3:T
1 variant
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A
nbw-kꜢ-rꜤ
The soul of Ra is golden
Nomen (Birth Name)
2 sources
- Niche-stela from Abydos (CG 20531)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 3:E2
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
2 sources
- Funerary stele from Abydos (Cairo Museum, JE 12644, CG 20541)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 3:N1
1 variant
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A
ḥkn-mꜢꜤt
He who delights in Maat
Golden Horus Name
2 sources
- Funerary stele from Abydos (Cairo Museum, JE 12644, CG 20541)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 3:G1
1 variant
Golden Horus Name variant A
mꜢꜤ(t)-ḫrw
True of voice
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