Anhotep
Ancient Egyptian official, viceroy of Kush
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::summary Ancient Egyptian official, viceroy of Kush ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Anhotep |
| Predecessor | Setau? |
| Successor | Mernudjem? |
| Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Ramesses II |
| Wife | Hunuro |
| Burial | TT300 in Thebes |
| :: |
| Name= Anhotep | Image = |Caption= | ImageSize= | Predecessor= Setau? | Successor= Mernudjem? | Dynasty= 19th Dynasty | Pharaoh= Ramesses II | Father= | Mother= | Wife= Hunuro | Children= | Burial= TT300 in Thebes
Anhotep was Viceroy of Kush, Governor of the South Lands, Scribe of the Tables of the Two Lands during the reign of Ramesses II. His wife was named Hunuro. Anhotep's tomb is TT300 in Dra' Abu el-Naga.
A shabti inscribed for Anhotep, King's Son of Kush was found in Thebes. The shabti is made of blue faience and is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum. The name was either changed due to a mistake in the text, or it may have replaced another name.
References
References
- Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
- Labib Habachi, Miscellanea on Viceroys of Kush and their Assistants Buried in Draʿ Abu El-Naga', South, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 13, (1976), pp. 113–116, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40001123 JSTOR]
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