Amenhotep (prince)
Ancient Egyptian prince
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Amenhotep was an ancient Egyptian prince during the 18th Dynasty, son and (possibly) the designated heir of Amenhotep II.[1]
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| Amenhotep in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
He was a priest of Ptah and is mentioned in an administrative papyrus (now in the British Museum). A stela near the Great Sphinx, showing a priest of Ptah whose name was erased, probably depicts him. It is likely that he died young, for the next pharaoh was his brother Thutmose IV.[2]