Amenhotep II
ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-rꜤ — i͗mn-ḥtp(w)
- Reign
- 1425 BC–1400 BC
- Dynasty
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdomc. 1550 BC – 1070 BC
- Also known as
- Amenophis II
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
5 of 5 documented
Horus Name
3 sources
- Karnak third pylon, southern wall; Tomb of Qenamun (TT93)
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 61; 63a
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 138-139, 7:H1
3 variants
Horus Name variant A
kꜢ-nḫt ꜤꜢ-pḥti͗
The strong bull, great of might
Horus Name variant B
kꜢ-nḫt spd-Ꜥbwi͗
The strong bull, sharp of horns
Horus Name variant C
kꜢ-nḫt sḫm-pḥti͗
The strong bull, powerful of might
Prenomen (Throne Name)
3 sources
- Abydos Canon no. 71
- Saqqara Canon no. 7
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 138-139, 7:T1
1 variant
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A
ꜤꜢ-ḫprw-n-rꜤ
Great are the Manifestations of Ra
Nomen (Birth Name)
2 sources
- Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums , IV, 1316
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 138-139, 7:E1
2 variants
Nomen (Birth Name) variant A
i͗mn-htp nṯr-ḥḳꜢ-i͗wnw
Amenhotep, God and ruler of Heliopolis
Nomen (Birth Name) variant B
i͗mn-ḥtp(w) hḳꜢ-i͗wnw
Amenhotep, ruler of Heliopolis
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
2 sources
- Gauthier, Livre des Rois d'Égypte, II, 277 (II)
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 138-139, 7:N2
1 variant
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name variant A
wsr-fꜢw sḫꜤi-m-wꜢst
Powerful of splendour, appearing in Thebes
Golden Horus Name
3 sources
- No hieroghlyphs shown by von Beckerath.
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 64b
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 138-139, 7:G2
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