Amenemḥat or Amenemhēt ,
hellenized
Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in th ...
as Ammenémēs (Eusebius: Ἀμμενέμης) or as Ammanémēs (Africanus: Ἀμμανέμης),
[Carl Müller, Victor Langlois, Theodor Müller (1848) ''Historicum Graecorum fragmenta'', Volume 2, p. 557, 560] is an
Ancient Egyptian name meaning "''
Amun is in front''". Amenemhat was the name of a number of kings, princes and administration officials throughout ancient Egyptian history.
Kings
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Amenemhat I
:''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.''
Amenemhat I ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet I, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first king of the Twelfth Dynas ...
(or Amenemhet I) (reigned c. 1991 BC – c. 1962 BC), the first ruler of the 12th dynasty
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Amenemhat II (or Amenemhet II) (reigned c. 1929 BC – c. 1895 BC), the third pharaoh of the 12th dynasty
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Amenemhat III (or Amenemhet III) (reigned c. 1860 BC – c. 1814 BC), pharaoh during the 12th dynasty
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Amenemhat IV (or Amenemhet IV) (reigned c. 1815 BC – c. 1806 BC), the penultimate pharaoh of the 12th dynasty
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Amenemhat Senbef (or Sonbef) (reigned c. 1800 BC – c. 1796 BC), the second king of the 13th dynasty
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Sekhemkare Amenemhat (or Amenemhat V) (fl. early 18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty
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Amenemhat VI Ameny Antef (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty
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Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat (or Amenemhat VII) (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty
Princes
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Amenemhatankh (fl. early 19th century BC), prince of the 12th dynasty and a son of Amenemhat II
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Amenemhat (son of Thutmose III) :''See Amenemhat (disambiguation) for other individuals with this name.''
Amenemhat was a prince of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Pharaoh Thutmose III., p.137
He was the eldest son and appointed heir of the pharaoh. It is pos ...
(fl. mid-15th century BC), prince of the 18th dynasty of Egypt and a son of Pharaoh Thutmose III
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Amenemhat (son of Thutmose IV)
The following is a list of mummies that include Egyptian pharaohs and their named mummified family members. Some of these mummies have been found to be remarkably intact, while others have been damaged from tomb robbers and environmental conditi ...
(fl. early 14th century BC), prince during the 18th dynasty of Egypt and the son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV
Officials
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Amenemhat (nomarch, 16th nome)
Amenemhat, often reported with his short form Ameny (''Jmnjj''), was an ancient Egyptian "Overlord of the Oryx nome" (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) and chief priest during the reign of pharaoh Senusret I of the 12th Dynasty (20th century BCE).
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(fl. mid-20th century BC), nomarch of the 16th nome during the 12th dynasty
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Amenemhat (High Priest of Amun) :''See Amenemhat (disambiguation), for other individuals with this name.''
Amenemhat was an ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun at Karnak, during the reign of pharaoh Amenhotep II of the 18th Dynasty.
A son of the ''wab''-priest and "Overseer ...
(fl. late 15th century BC), High Priest of Amun during the reign of Amenhotep II
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Amenemhat (chief of Teh-khet)
Amenemhat was a Nubian official under Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III. He was ''chief of Teh-khet'' and was therefore a governor ruling a region in Lower Nubia for the Egyptian state. In the New Kingdom, Egyptian kings had conquered Lower Nubia. To ...
, ''chief of Teh-khet'', Nubian local governor in office under Hatshepsut and Thutmoses III
Other
* ''Amen-em-hat'', a wealthy man living near Luxor ca. 320 BCE, who commissioned the
Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat
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5010 Amenemhêt
5010 Amenemhêt is a stony asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, on photographic ...
, main-belt asteroid
References
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Ancient Egyptian given names
Theophoric names
