Ammu Aahotepre
'Ammu Aahotepre | |
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![]() Scarab seal with the prenomen Aahotepre | |
Pharaoh | |
Reign | c. 15 years? 1760-1745 BC[1] |
Predecessor | Qareh Khawoserre[2] |
Successor | Sheshi Maaibre[2] |
Dynasty | 14th Dynasty Second Intermediate Period |
'Ammu Aahotepre was a pharaoh of the 14th Dynasty who ruled over parts of Lower Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.[5][2]
Attestations
[edit]This king is poorly attested, see Ryholt 1997:364-365 File 14:4. Like other kings of the dynasty, scarab seals are the only surviving evidence for his reign.
Scarab seals
[edit]'Ammu Aahotepre has 61 seals bearing his name: 30 for the nomen 'Ammu and 32 for the prenomen Aahotepre.[6] The theory that 'Ammu and Aahotepre refer to the same ruler is not certain.
At Tell el-Ajjul, a scarab bearing the nomen of this king was discovered by Flinders Petrie in 1933.[7]
Prenomen Aahotepre
[edit]Scarab seals from 1x Lachish,[8] 2x Tell el-Ajjul,[9] 1x Canaan (?),[10] 1x Delta (?),[11] 27x Provenance Unknown.[12]
Nomen 'Ammu
[edit]Scarab seals from 2x Tell el-Ajjul,[13] 1x Abydos,[14] 1x Semna,[15] 26x Provenance Unknown.[16]
Theories
[edit]His reign is believed to have lasted about 15 years, from 1760 BC until 1745 BC.[6]
Identification
[edit]Ryholt (1997) identified king 'Ammu with Aahotepre in his reconstruction of the Turin canon.[2] Von Beckerath (1964) had previously assigned the prenomen Aahotepre to a pharaoh of the Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ryholt 1997
- ^ a b c d Ryholt 1997: 50
- ^ Aahotepre on Eglyphica.de
- ^ Petrie, Flinders (2014-01-25), English: Scarab of Aammu, whom Ryholt identifies with Aahotepre, possibly 14th dynasty or otherwise a vassal of the 15th dynasty. Drawing by Flinders Petrie 1897., retrieved 2023-01-13
- ^ Hayes 1973: 64
- ^ a b Ryholt, K. S. B.; Bülow-Jacobsen, Adam (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-87-7289-421-8.
- ^ Flinders, Petrie (1933). Ancient Gaza Chapter III: Scarabs Tell El Ajjul (London, 1933).
- ^ London Institute of Archaelogy
- ^ Pr. Loc. Unknown; Israel Museum 35.3941
- ^ bought around Jerusalem, Kloetzli Collection
- ^ BM EA 42397
- ^ Ryholt 1997:365
- ^ BM L 904, London Institute of Archaelogy E.XII 66/2
- ^ Cairo JE 22157/CG 36040
- ^ BMFA 24.1508
- ^ Ryholt 1997:365
- ^ Ryholt 1997: 324 n. 1116
Bibliography
[edit]- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1964), "2. Zwischenzeit", Archiv für Orientforschung
- Hayes, William C. (1973). "Egypt: From the death of Ammenemes III to Seqenenre II". The Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..
- Ryholt, K. S. B. (1997), The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800 - 1550 BC, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, ISBN 87-7289-421-0