Amenemhat
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Amenemhat or Amenemhet may refer to:
- Amenemhat IAmenemhat IAmenemhat I, also Amenemhet I, was the first ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty . He ruled from 1991 BC to 1962 BC...
(or Amenemhet I) (reigned c. 1991 BC - c. 1962 BC) was the first ruler of the 12th dynasty of EgyptTwelfth dynasty of EgyptThe twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...
. Amenemhat I was a vizier of his predecessor Mentuhotep IVMentuhotep IVNebtawyre Mentuhotep IV was the last king of the 11th Dynasty. He seems to fit into a 7 year period in the Turin Canon for which there is no recorded king, and is known from a few inscriptions in Wadi Hammamat that record expeditions to the Red Sea coast and to quarry stone for the royal monuments...
, overthrowing him from power. Amenemhat I moved the capital from ThebesThebes, EgyptThebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
to ItjtawyItjtawyItjtawy , is the as-yet unidentified location of the royal city founded by Twelfth Dynasty Egyptian King Amenemhat I during year 20 of his reign. It is located in the Faiyum region, and its cemeteries were located at Lisht, el-Lahun and Dahshur...
. - Amenemhat IIAmenemhat IINubkhaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Not much is known about his reign. He ruled Egypt for 35 years from 1929 BC to 1895 BC and was the son of Senusret I through the latter's chief wife, Queen Nefru. His queen is not known; although recently a...
(or Amenemhet II) (reigned c. 1929 BC - c. 1895 BC) was the third pharaoh of the 12th dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Senusret ISenusret ISenusret I was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhat I and his wife Nefertitanen. His wife and sister was Neferu. She was also the mother of the successor Amenemhat II...
through the latter's chief wife, Queen Neferu IIINeferu IIINeferu was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th dynasty. She was a daughter of Amenemhat I, wife of Senusret I and the mother of Amenemhat II....
. - Amenemhat IIIAmenemhat IIIAmenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from c.1860 BC to c.1814 BC, the latest known date being found in a papyrus dated to Regnal Year 46, I Akhet 22 of his rule. He is regarded as the greatest monarch of the Middle Kingdom...
(or Amenemhet III) (reigned c. 1860 BC - c. 1814 BC) was a pharaoh during the 12th dynasty of Egypt. - Amenemhat IVAmenemhat IVAmenemhat IV, or Amenemhet IV was Pharaoh of Egypt, likely ruling between ca. 1815 BC and ca. 1806 BC. He served first as the junior coregent of Amenemhat III and completed the latter's temple at Medinet Maadi, which is "the only intact temple still existing from the Middle Kingdom" according to...
(or Amenemhet IV) (reigned c. 1815 BC - c. 1806 BC) was pharaoh during the 12th dynasty of Egypt. - Amenemhat V SekhemkareSekhemkareHorus name: Mekhibtaui Nebti name: ItisekhemefThrone name: SekhemkareBirth name: Amenemhat SenebefAmenemhat V Sekhemkare was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. He appears as 'Sekhemkare' in the Turin King List. Contemporary monuments of this king are several Nile level records and a statue found...
(fl. c. early 18th century BC) was an Egyptian king of the 13th dynastyThirteenth dynasty of EgyptThe thirteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to Dynasties XIV through XVII as part of the Second Intermediate Period...
. - Amenemhat VI Ameny AntefAmenemhet VI)|name explanation = Translation: He who satisfies the Two Lands|name2 = G16-s-sxm-xa:a-w|name2 in cartouche =|name2 cartouche symbol =|name2 determinative =|name2 transcription = Nebti Name Sekhem-khau ...
(fl. c. mid-18th century BC) was an Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty. - AmenemhatAmenemhat (High Priest of Amun)Amenemhat was a High Priest of Amun from the time of Amenhotep II.He was probably buried in TT97 in Qurna . Amenemhat was the son of the wab-priest and Overseer of the sandal makers of Amun Djehutyhotep. A funerary cone exists in the collection of University College, London: UC 37551...
(fl. c. late-15th century BC) was a High Priest of Amun during the reign of the 18th dynastyEighteenth dynasty of EgyptThe eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
pharaoh Amenhotep IIAmenhotep IIAmenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities...
. - AmenemhatAmenemhat (son of Thutmose III)Amenemhat was a prince of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt; the son of Pharaoh Thutmose III.He was the eldest son and appointed heir of the pharaoh...
(fl. c. mid-15th century BC) was a prince of the 18th dynasty of Egypt and a son of Pharaoh Thutmose IIIThutmose IIIThutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh...
. He was the eldest son and appointed heir but predeceased his father. - AmenemhatAmenemhat (son of Thutmose IV)Amenemhat was a prince of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt; the son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.He is depicted in the Theban tomb TT64, which is the tomb of the royal tutors Heqareshu and his son Heqaerneheh.. He died young and was buried in his father's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, KV43, together...
(fl. c. early-14th century BC) was a prince during the 18th dynasty of Egypt; the son of Pharaoh Thutmose IVThutmose IVThutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, who ruled in approximately the 14th century BC...
. - Amenemhat, a nomarchNomarchNomarchs were the semi-feudal rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces. Serving as provincial governors, they each held authority over one of the 42 nomes into which the country was divided. Both nome and nomarch are terms derived from the Greek nomos, meaning a province or district...
during the 12th dynasty (fl. c. mid-20th century BC), buried in tomb 2 at Beni HasanBeni HasanBeni Hasan is an Ancient Egyptian cemetery site. It is located approximately 20 kilometers to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Memphis.While there are some Old Kingdom burials at the site, it was primarily used during the Middle...
. - AmenemhatankhAmenemhatankhAmenemhatankh was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 12th dynasty, a son of Amenemhat II. He is mentioned on a false door which was originally in his tomb but was found reused in the tomb of Khenemet and Siese in Dahshur...
(fl. c. early 19th century BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 12th dynasty, a son of Amenemhat II.
- 5010 Amenemhêt5010 Amenemhêt5010 Amenemhêt is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory.-References:...
, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered in 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van HoutenCornelis Johannes van HoutenCornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period as research assistant at Yerkes Observatory...
, Ingrid van Houten-GroeneveldIngrid van Houten-GroeneveldIngrid van Houten-Groeneveld is a Dutch astronomer.In a jointly-credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was an extremely prolific discoverer of many thousands of asteroids...
and Tom GehrelsTom GehrelsTom Gehrels , was an American astronomer, Professor Planetary Sciences, and Astronomer at the University of Arizona, Tucson....
at the Palomar ObservatoryPalomar ObservatoryPalomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
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