Amenemhat

Amenemḥat or Amenemhēt, hellenized as Ammenémēs (Eusebius: Ἀμμενέμης) or as Ammanémēs (Africanus: Ἀμμανέμης), is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "Amun is in front". Amenemhat was the name of a number of kings, princes and administration officials throughout ancient Egyptian history.

Kings

• Amenemhat I (20th century BC), the first ruler of the 12th dynasty
• Amenemhat II (early 19th century BC), the third pharaoh of the 12th dynasty
• Amenemhat III (19th–18th century BC), pharaoh during the 12th dynasty
• Amenemhat IV (18th–17th century BC), the penultimate pharaoh of the 12th dynasty
• Amenemhat Sobekhotep I (reigned c. 1803–1800 BC), first king of the 13th dynasty
• Amenemhat Senbef (reigned c. 1800–1796 BC), second king of the 13th dynasty
• Sekhemkare Amenemhat V (fl. early 18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty
• Ameny Antef Amenemhat VI (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty
• Sedjefakare Kay Amenemhat VII (fl. mid-18th century BC), Egyptian king during the 13th dynasty

Princes

• Amenemhatankh (fl. early 19th century BC), prince of the 12th dynasty and a son of Amenemhat II
• Amenemhat (son of Thutmose III) (fl. mid-15th century BC), prince of the 18th dynasty of Egypt and a son of Pharaoh Thutmose III
• Amenemhat (son of Thutmose IV) (fl. early 14th century BC), prince during the 18th dynasty of Egypt and the son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV

Officials

• Amenemhat (nomarch, 16th nome) (fl. mid-20th century BC), nomarch of the 16th nome during the 12th dynasty
• Amenemhat (High Priest of Amun) (fl. late 15th century BC), High Priest of Amun during the reign of Amenhotep II
• Amenemhat (chief of Teh-khet), chief of Teh-khet, Nubian local governor in office under Hatshepsut and Thutmoses III

Other

• Amen-em-hat, a wealthy man living near Luxor ca. 320 BCE, who commissioned the Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat
• 5010 Amenemhêt, main-belt asteroid

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