| Ahmose | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Born of the Moon" | ||||||
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty | |||||
| Pharaoh(s) | Amenhotep II | |||||
| Titles | King's Son High Priest of Ra | |||||
| Father | Amenhotep II | |||||
| Burial | Unknown | |||||
- For other pages by this name, see Ahmose.
Ahmose (ancient Egyptian: ỉꜥḥ-ms, "Born of the Moon") was an ancient Egyptian Prince of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.
Family[]
Ahmose was probably the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.[1] The identity of his mother remains unknown. He was a (half-)brother of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.
Attestation[]
He was in office as High Priest of Ra in Heliopolis during the reign of his brother Thutmose IV. A stela of his, which originally stood probably in Heliopolis, is now in Berlin, his broken statue (probably from Coptos) is in Cairo.[1]
Burial[]
The whereabouts of Ahmose's tomb and mummy remain unknown.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Dodson, A./Hilton, D., 2004: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.