| Ahmose | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Born of the Moon" | |||||||
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty | ||||||
| Titles | King's Son | ||||||
| Father | Nebesu | ||||||
| Mother | Ian | ||||||
| Burial | QV88 | ||||||
- For other pages by this name, see Ahmose.
Ahmose (transliteration: ỉꜤḥ-ms, meaning: "Born of the Moon") was an ancient Egyptian Prince of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.[1]
Family[]
Part of an ushabti and fragments of a canopic jar found in his tomb record the names of the prince and his parents; Nebesu and Ian.[1] No king named Nebesu is known to this dynasty, therefore Ahmose's title of King's Son likely means King's Grandson instead. His connection to the royal family remains uncertain.
Burial[]
Ahmose is only known from his burial in the QV88 rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Queens.[1]
Mummy[]
The mummy of a fetus, discovered in a wooden box inside the tomb, might be his. The fetus is currently on display in the QV55 tomb of Amunherkhepeshef.[1]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Demas, M./Agnew, N. (eds.), 2012: Valley of the Queens Assessment Report: Volume 1. Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles.