Amenemhatankh

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Amenemhatankh
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Amenemhatankh (his name means “Amenemhat Lives”) 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. He is also mentioned on a statue base of his (on which his appointing of a priest called Tetiemsaf is recorded) which was found in Sakkara and is now located in Cairo. His name also appears on a statue of Horemsaf (from Sakkara); 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 in Tomb 2 of Dahshur.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.96

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