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Amenemhat (disambiguation) Amenemḥat or Amenemhēt , hellenized as Ammenémēs (Eusebius: Ἀμμενέμης) or as Ammanémēs (Africanus: Ἀμμανέμης),Carl Müller, Victor Langlois, Theodor Müller (1848) ''Historicum Graecorum fragmenta'', Volume 2, p. 557, ...

for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat was a prince of the

Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt The Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVIII, alternatively 18th Dynasty or Dynasty 18) is classified as the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. The Eighteenth Dynasty ...

. He was the son of Pharaoh

Thutmose III Thutmose III (variously also spelt Tuthmosis or Thothmes), sometimes called Thutmose the Great, (1479–1425 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He is regarded as one of the greatest warriors, military commanders, and milita ...

., p.137 Amenemhat was the eldest son and appointed heir of the pharaoh. It is possible that his mother was Queen

Satiah Satiah (also, Sitiah, Sitioh; "''Daughter of the Moon''") was an ancient Egyptian queen, the first Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose III. Family Satiah was the daughter of the royal nurse Ipu. It is possible that her father was the important ...

, but it has also been proposed that

Neferure Neferure or Neferura (, meaning ''The Beauty of Re'') was an Egyptian princess of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of two pharaohs, Hatshepsut and Thutmose II. She served in high offices in the government and the religious ...

– the daughter of

Hatshepsut Hatshepsut ( ; BC) was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from until (Low Chronology) and the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II. She was Egypt's second c ...

and

Thutmose II Thutmose II was the fourth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and his reign is thought to have lasted for 13 years, from 1493 to 1479 BC (Low Chronology), or just 3 years from around 1482 to 1479 BC. Little is known about him, and he ...

– was married to Thutmose III. Although Neferure is identified several times as the royal wife of Thutmose III while he was the co-regent of Hatshepsut, who was serving as pharaoh, some authors think it is less likely that Neferure was the mother of Amenemhat. The name of Amenemhat was mentioned on an inscription in the

Karnak Temple The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the ...

in the 24th year, shortly after the death of Hatshepsut and the subsequent ascension of his father to pharaoh. He was appointed as

Overseer of cattle The Overseer of cattle () was an Ancient Egyptian official position, during the New Kingdom. Role The ''Onomasticon of Amenope'', which lays out the arrangement of Egypt's administration in the Ramesside period, lists the overseer of cattle as one ...

– quite an unusual title for a princeDodson & Hilton, p.19 – in that year. Amenemhat predeceased his father, who ruled for more than thirty years after Hatshepsut died, so the next pharaoh was his half-brother

Amenhotep II Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning "Amun is Satisfied") was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns i ...

Sources

*6 Satiah, 1ª Gran Esposa Real; Meritre, 2ª Gran Esposa Real; Isis, la madre del Rey - Las mujeres en la vida de Tutmosis III - Los Nobles de Egipto (by Alexandre Herrero Pardo) {{DEFAULTSORT:Amenemhat Ancient Egyptian heirs apparent who never acceded Princes of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Children of Thutmose III Ancient Egyptian overseers of the cattle Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt