Hieroglyph from Amenemhat III's nomen

Amenemhat III

ni͗-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ — i͗mn-m-ḥꜢt

Presided over a period of great prosperity; oversaw the famous Faiyum irrigation projects.

Reign
1818 BC–1773 BC
Dynasty
Twelfth Dynasty
Period
Middle Kingdomc. 2055 BC – 1650 BC
Also known as
Amenemhet III

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented
O29vG30
ꜤꜢ-bꜢwGreat of might
3 sources
  • Stela of Sehotepibra (CG 20538 recto)
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 140g
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 86-87, 6:H1
1 variant

Horus Name variant A

O29vG30

N5N35
C10
ni͗-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ"He who belongs to the Maat of Ra"
2 sources
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 138g
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 86-87, 6:T1
M17
Y5N35
G17
F4X1
i͗mn-m-ḥꜢt"Amun is in front"
V15F44
N17N17
i͗ṯi͗-i͗wꜢt-tꜢwi͗"He who inherited the Two Lands"
1 source
  • Funerary stela CG 20536
1 variant

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A

V15X1
E9D36
X1Z2N31

i͗ṯi͗-i͗wꜢt-ḥr

He who inherited the Two Lands

G5
V29S34
S12
wꜤḥ-Ꜥnḫ"Enduring of life"
2 sources
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 138g
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 86-87, 6:G3
1 variant

Golden Horus Name variant A

V29S34G5
S12

wꜢḥ-Ꜥnḫ

Enduring of life

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