Ȧmenôphis II. A king of the XVIIIth dynasty, the son and successor of Thothmes III. He reigned for about seven years, at one time besieged Nineveh, made an expedition into Mesopotamia, and conquered the desert-tribes of Asia. His tomb is at Abd-el-Qurnah in Thebes. In Egyptian his name reads [6] [10]
| suten-kaut? | Râ-â-kheperu | sa Râ | Ȧmen-ḥotep-nuter-ḥeq-Ȧn |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Sun, great in transformations", | the Sun's offspring, | "The peace of Amen, the god, the prince of Heliopolis". |
| suten-kaut? | Râ-â-kheperu |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Sun, great in transformations", |
| sa Râ | Ȧmen-ḥotep-nuter-ḥeq-Ȧn |
| the Sun's offspring, | "The peace of Amen, the god, the prince of Heliopolis". |
Ȧmenôphis III. The successor of Thothmes IV, a king of the XVIIIth dynasty, a great warrior, a bold lion-hunter, and the builder of the two large figures (colossi) of himself in the desert to the west of Thebes, one of which was called by the Greeks the Vocal Memnon. His name in Egyptian is written [16] [88]
| suten-kaut? | Râ-Mâ-neb | sa Râ | Ȧmen-ḥotep-ḥeq-Us |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Sun, the lord of Truth", | the Sun's offspring, | "The peace of Amen, the prince of Thebes". |
| suten-kaut? | Râ-Mâ-neb |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Sun, the lord of Truth", |
| sa Râ | Ȧmen-ḥotep-ḥeq-Us |
| the Sun's offspring, | "The peace of Amen, the prince of Thebes". |
Ȧmenôphis IV. A king of the xviiith dynasty, the son and successor of Amenophis III. The worship of the Sun under the form of Ȧten or Ȧten-Râ was forcibly introduced by him. His temple at Tel-el-Amarna was torn down by his successors, who considered him a heretic. His name in Egyptian is [29] [30]
| suten-kaut? | Râ-nefer-kheperu-uâ-en-Râ | sa Râ | Ȧmen-ḥotep-nuter-ḥeq-Us |
| The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, | "The Sun, beautiful in transformations, the one Sun", | the Sun's offspring, | "The peace of Amen, the god, the prince of Thebes." |