Amenemhatankh
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| Amenemhatankh ỉmn-m-ḥ3.t-ˁnḫ in hieroglyphs | |||||||||||||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | |||||||||||||
Amenemhatankh (his name means “Amenemhat lives”) was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 12th Dynasty, son or brother of Amenemhat II.
Attestations
Amenhemhatankh is mentioned on a false door which was originally in his tomb but was found reused in the tomb of Khenemet and Siese at Dahshur. He is also mentioned on the base of a broken statue of him, found in Saqqara and now in the Egyptian Museum, on which his appointing of a priest named Tetiemsaf is recorded. His name also appears on a statue of Horemsaf from Saqqara; on a statue base found in the Precinct of Mut in the Karnak temple, now located in Cairo and in the tomb inscriptions of the vizier Khnumhotep, Tomb 2 at Dahshur.[1]
He could be a son of Amenemhat II, but it is also possible they were brothers.[2]
Sources
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.96
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.94