Ammu Aahotepre
Egyptian pharaoh
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'Ammu Aahotepre was a pharaoh of the 14th Dynasty who ruled over parts of Lower Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.[5][2]
Second Intermediate Period
| 'Ammu Aahotepre | |
|---|---|
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 |
Attestations
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
'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
Scarab seals from 1x Lachish,[8] 2x Tell el-Ajjul,[9] 1x Canaan (?),[10] 1x Delta (?),[11] 27x Provenance Unknown.[12]
Nomen 'Ammu
Scarab seals from 2x Tell el-Ajjul,[13] 1x Abydos,[14] 1x Semna,[15] 26x Provenance Unknown.[16]
Theories
His reign is believed to have lasted about 15 years, from 1760 BC until 1745 BC.[6]
Identification
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]
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