PHARAOH.SE
The sixth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty
Prenomen: Menmira setepenra
Also known as: Amenmesses · Amenmose
Accession 1203 BC
End of reign 1197 BC
Duration 6 years
Highest attested year Year 4
Amenmesse somehow managed to usurp the throne at Thebes and parts of Upper Egypt from Seti II, but it only lasted a few years before he was ousted and presumably killed.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
Sources of antiquity
| Author | Greek | Transcription | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanus xix, 5 | Aμμενεμνης | Ammenemnes | 5 years |
| Eusebius xix, 4 | Aμμενεμης | Ammenemes | 26 years |
| Jerome 43 | Ammenes | 26 years |
References
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): pp. 127–130
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 158–159
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 123–124
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 50–52