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Amenhotep II (Amenophis) (about 1428-1397 BC)
Important king of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Campaigns attested in Western Asia. Inscriptions for the king emphasise his prowess in archery.
Horus name: Kanakht Werpehti Nebty name: Weserefausekhaemwaset Golden Falcon name: Itjiemsekhemefemtawnebu Prenomen: Aakheperure Nomen: Amenhotep |
Burial place: rock cut tomb in Thebes (Valley of the Kings 35) |
Attestations in the Petrie Museum:
scarab UC 12196
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Objects from his mortuary temple in Thebes (West)
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Further Attestations:
Inscriptions and monuments at Karnak:
Mentioned in biographies and on monuments of private persons (very selective):
Bibliography:
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