Amenhotep (high priest of Amun)

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Amenhotep , also Imenhotep or Amenhotep , was a " high priest of Amun ", who under Ramses IX. (c. 1125 to 1107 BC) to Ramses XI. (1103 to 1070 BC) officiated and played a key role in the civil war at the end of the 20th Dynasty. Due to the meager sources, however, the events are difficult to reconstruct.

Amenophis was the son of his predecessor Ramsesnacht , who was still in the 2nd year of Ramses IX's reign. is attested in his office. In the 10th year of the same ruler, however, Amenhotep is documented in this office on reliefs in the Karnak Temple . In the meantime he took over the office. Under Ramses IX. he also appears several times as a judge in grave robbery trials. It is also mentioned in connection with the workers' strike in Deir el-Medineh . There he receives complaints from workers. The grave robber papyri mention a "war against Amenophis" in the following years, which was probably led by the viceroy of Kush , Panehsi . This probably happened shortly before the 12th year of Ramses XI. Amenhotep was "suppressed for six months". After that, he is no longer mentioned and his further fate remains unknown.

literature

  • Wolfgang Helck : Amenophis. In: Lexicon of Egyptology. Vol. 1, Wiesbaden 1975, columns 221-222.
personal data
SURNAME Amenhotep
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Imenhotep, Amenhotep
BRIEF DESCRIPTION High priest of Amun under King Ramses IX. until Ramses XI.
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 11th century BC Chr.