Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)

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Amun-her-khepeshef
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Amunherkhepeshef from his tomb QV55
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Egyptian name
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Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)
Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)
Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)
Dynasty 20th of Egypt
Father Pharaoh Ramesses III
Religion Ancient Egyptian religion
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Amun-her-khepeshef (20th dynasty)
Amun-her-khepeshef
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)
Amun-her-khepsef and other sons of Ramesses III Princes' procession, Medinet Habu.jpg
Amun-her-khepsef and other sons of Ramesses III

Amun-her-khepeshef (also Amun-her-khepeshef B) was the eldest son and appointed heir of Pharaoh Ramesses III. Like at least another of his brothers, he was named after a son of Ramesses II, Amun-her-khepeshef. [1] He died when he was about fifteen years old. [2]

He is also mentioned as Ramesses Amun-her-khepeshef. He is not identical with his brother Ramesses VI, who was also called Amun-her-khepeshef before he became pharaoh. [1]

He is depicted in his father's temple at Medinet Habu. [1] His well preserved tomb, QV55 (in the Valley of the Queens) was excavated by Italian archaeologists in 1903–1904. [2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN   0-500-05128-3., p.192
  2. 1 2 Alberto Siliotti: Guide to the Valley of the Kings. Barnes and Noble (1997). ISBN   88-8095-496-2