Amenemḥat or Amenemhēt ,

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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 Amun (; also ''Amon'', ''Ammon'', ''Amen''; egy, jmn, reconstructed as (Old Egyptian and early Middle Egyptian) → (later Middle Egyptian) → (Late Egyptian), cop, Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, Amoun) romanized: ʾmn) was a major ancient Egyptian ...

is in front''". Amenemhat was the name of a number of kings, princes and administration officials throughout ancient Egyptian history.

Kings

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 Dynast ...

(or Amenemhet I) (reigned c. 1991 BC – c. 1962 BC), the first ruler of the 12th dynasty *

Amenemhat II Nubkaure Amenemhat II, also known as Amenemhet II, was the third pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Although he ruled for at least 35 years, his reign is rather obscure, as well as his family relationships. Family Archaeological fi ...

(or Amenemhet II) (reigned c. 1929 BC – c. 1895 BC), the third pharaoh of the 12th dynasty *

Amenemhat III :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat III ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth Dy ...

(or Amenemhet III) (reigned c. 1860 BC – c. 1814 BC), pharaoh during the 12th dynasty *

Amenemhat IV :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat IV (also known as Amenemhet IV) was the seventh and penultimateJürgen von Beckerath: ''Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen'', Münchner ägyptologische Studien, Heft 49, ...

(or Amenemhet IV) (reigned c. 1815 BC – c. 1806 BC), the penultimate pharaoh of the 12th dynasty * Amenemhat Senbef (or Sonbef) (reigned c. 1800 BC – c. 1796 BC), the second king of the 13th dynasty * Sekhemkare Amenemhat (or Amenemhat V) (fl. early 18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty * Amenemhat VI Ameny Antef (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty * Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat (or Amenemhat VII) (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty

Princes

* Amenemhatankh (fl. early 19th century BC), prince of the 12th dynasty and a son of Amenemhat II *

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 *

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

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). ...

(fl. mid-20th century BC), nomarch of the 16th nome during the 12th dynasty *

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 *

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 ''Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat'' is a seven-metre-long scroll on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. A '' Book of the Dead'' is a key funerary (and religious) artifact in any tomb from Ancient Egypt. Archaeologists have discovered a wide ra ...

* 5010 Amenemhêt, main-belt asteroid

References

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