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Ahmose (18th dynasty)

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Ahmose
High Priest of Re in Heliopolis
Dynasty18th Dynasty
PharaohThutmose IV
Fatherprobably Amenhotep II
Motherprobably Tiaa
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Ahmose
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Ahmose (“Child of the Moon”) was an ancient Egyptian prince and High Priest of Re during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

Life

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Ahmose was probably a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.[1] He was in office as High Priest of Re 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 Koptos) is in Cairo.[2]

Sources

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  1. ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.137
  2. ^ Dodson & Hilton, op.cit., pp.137