Ahmose

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Ahmose in hieroglyphs

Ahmose is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "The Moon is born" or "Child of the Moon." It was very popular in the beginning of the eighteenth dynasty.

This name may refer to (amongst others):

Contents 1 Pharaohs 2 Queens 3 Other royalty 4 Officials

[edit] Pharaohs

• Ahmose I, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and founder of the Eighteenth dynasty
• Amasis (also known as Ahmose II), a pharaoh of the Twenty Sixth dynasty

[edit] Queens

• Ahmose Inhapy, a queen of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose Nefertari, a queen of the 18th dynasty
• Ahmose Meritamon, a queen of the 18th dynasty
• Ahmose, a queen of the 18th dynasty, mother of Pharaoh Hatshepsut

[edit] Other royalty

• Ahmose, a son of Tao II the Brave; possibly identical with Pharaoh Ahmose I, though his only known statue (today in the Louvre) seems to be a funerary statue
• Ahmose, a prince of the 18th dynasty
• Ahmose, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose-ankh, son of Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari; shown on a Karnak stela with his parents (now in the Luxor Museum)
• Ahmose-Henutemipet, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose-Henuttamehu, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose-Meritamon, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose-Nebetta, a princess of the 17th dynasty, probably a daughter of Tao II the Brave
• Ahmose-Sipair, a prince of the 18th dynasty
• Ahmose-Sitamun, a princess of the 18th dynasty
• Ahmose-Sitkamose, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose-Tumerisy, a princess of the 17th dynasty
• Ahmose, prince and general (26th dynasty)

[edit] Officials

• Ahmose, son of Ebana, an admiral who served in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth dynasties.
• Ahmose, also known as Ahmes, a scribe of the Second Intermediate Period who copied the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus.
• Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet, official who served under Ahmose I and his successors.
• Ahmose-Saneith-Wahibre; possibly identical with Pharaoh Amasis.