PHARAOH.SEfirst pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty
Prenomen: Nebpehtyra
Also known as: Amasis·Amosis
Accession1550 BC
End of reign1525 BC
Duration25 years
Highest attested yearYear 22
Ahmose I succeeded his brother Kamose when he was only around ten years old, and his mother likely acted as regent for the first couple years. Manetho saw the expulsion of the Hyksos as an important enough event to mark it as a start of a new dynasty.
Manetho's first ruler of this new dynasty, was according to Africanus, Amos. or, according to Eusebius, Amosis. Josephus named him Tethmosis, probably because the epitome of Manetho that Josephus had access to contained errors not present in the epitomes used by Africanus or Eusebius.
Manetho's first ruler of this new dynasty, was according to Africanus, Amos. or, according to Eusebius, Amosis. Josephus named him Tethmosis, probably because the epitome of Manetho that Josephus had access to contained errors not present in the epitomes used by Africanus or Eusebius.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
Sources of antiquity
| Author | Greek | Transcription | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanus xviii, 1 | Aμως | Amos | – |
| Eusebius xviii, 1 | Aμωσις | Amosis | 25 years |
| Jerome | Amosis | 25 years | |
| Josephus 94 | Τεθμωσις | Tethmosis | 25 years, 4 months |
References
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