pyramid with scenes of his expulsion of the Hyksos.
’Ahmose’s funerary complex cult continued for a long
time after his death. His remains were found in DEIR EL-
BAHRIin1881, not in his undiscovered tomb, and they
were wreathed in pale blue delphiniums. ’Ahmose’s mum-
mified remains were also protected by a covering of
tough black resin. He was buried in a large cedar coffin.
Forensic studies indicate that ’Ahmose was of medium
height, somewhat thin, with a firm chin and good teeth.
He suffered from arthritis and scoliosis, both diseases
prominent in the dynasty. ’Ahmose was not circumcised,
although it was a custom of the time.
’Ahmose II See AMASIS.
’Ahmose (1) (fl. 16th century B.C.E.) Royal woman of
the Eighteenth Dynasty
She was the Great Wife, or ranking consort, of TUTHMOSIS I
(r. 1504–1492 B.C.E.). Although she is sometimes men-
tioned as a daughter of ’AHMOSEand sister of AMENHOTEP
I, in her titles she is called “King’s Sister” but not “King’s
Daughter.” She may have been the daughter of Prince
’AHMOSE-ANKH.
She was given in marriage to Tuthmosis I when he
was designated as the heir of Amenhotep I. ’Ahmose bore
four children: her sons AMENMOSEand WADJMOSE, and
her daughters NEFERUKHEBand HATSHEPSUT. Neither of
’Ahmose’s sons was designated as heir to the throne.
Neferukheb died young, and Hatshepsut became a queen-
pharaoh of Egypt.
’Ahmose was celebrated in the temple reliefs erected
by Hatshepsut, who ruled from 1473 to 1458 B.C.E. The
temple is at DEIR EL-BAHRIon the western shore of the
Nile at Thebes. These inscriptions and a portrait were
designed to validate Hatshepsut’s usurpation of the
throne. ’Ahmose is described as having been visited by
the god AMUN, who fathered Hatshepsut in a shower of
gold. She did not live to see her daughter raised to the
throne, as she died at a young age. The portraits of Queen
’Ahmose depict a vigorous, handsome woman.
’Ahmose (2)(fl. 15th century B.C.E.) Prince of the Eigh-
teenth Dynasty
The son of AMENHOTEP II(r. 1427–1401 B.C.E.), he was
not the designated heir to the throne and served as the
high priest of the god RÉat HELIOPOLIS. A burial stela at
the cemetery of the MNEVISbulls, the THEOPHANIESof the
god Ré in some eras, was discovered bearing his name.
His burial site remains undocumented.
’Ahmose-ankh (fl. 16th century B.C.E.) Prince of the
Eighteenth Dynasty
The son of ’AHMOSE(r. 1550–1525 B.C.E.), this prince is
an obscure figure but is reported in some lists to have
been the original heir to the throne. When ’Ahmose-ankh
died, ’AHMOSE-SIPAIR became the heir and possibly co-
regent, also dying before ’Ahmose. AMENHOTEP Ibecame
the second king of the dynasty. It is possible that Queen
’AHMOSE (1), the consort of TUTHMOSIS I (1504–1492
B.C.E.), was a daughter of Prince ’Ahmose-ankh.’Ahmose-Hetempet(fl. 16th century B.C.E.)Royal
woman of the Seventeenth Dynasty
’Ahmose-Hetempet was a daughter of Sekenenré TA’OII
(c. 1560 B.C.E.) and Queen AH’HOTEP(1). Her mummified
remains were discovered in DEIR EL-BAHRI in 1881.
’Ahmose-Hetempet had dark hair and was discovered in a
sycamore coffin. Her original tomb has not been located.’Ahmose-Hettinehu(fl. 16th century B.C.E.)Royal
woman of the Seventeenth Dynasty
She was a daughter of Sekenenré TA’OII(c. 1560 B.C.E.)
and Queen ’AHMOSE-IN-HAPI. Her remains were found at
DEIR EL-BAHRI, damaged and refurbished. ’Ahmose-Het-
tinehu’s coffin was made of acacia and saved from her
original vandalized tomb.’Ahmose-In-Hapi (fl. 16th century B.C.E.) Royal
woman of the Seventeenth Dynasty
She was a secondary consort of Sekenenré TA’OII(c. 1560
B.C.E.) and the mother of Princess ’AHMOSE-HETTINEHU.
’Ahmose-In-Hapi’s remains are those of a strong woman,
and her dark hair was in plaits. She was a daughter of
Senakhtenré TA’OI.’Ahmose-Merytamon(fl. 16th century B.C.E.)Royal
woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty
She was a lesser-ranked consort of AMENHOTEP I
(1525–1504 B.C.E.) and the daughter of ’AHMOSEand the
half sister of Amenhotep I. Little is known of her life, but
her remains provide extensive evidence of arthritis and
scoliosis, diseases prominent in her royal line. Her
mummy was discovered in a cache of royal remains at
DEIR EL-BAHRI, moved from her original tomb on the west
bank of the Nile at Thebes. The mummy of an infant
prince, AMUNEMHET(1), her nephew, was found beside
her remains. ’Ahmose-Merytamon’s body was badly dam-
aged, and her arms were broken off her body.’Ahmose-Nefertari(fl. 16th century B.C.E.)Royal
woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty
She was the daughter of Sekenenré TA’OIIand Queen
AH’HOTEP(1) and the wife of ’AHMOSE (r. 1550–1525
B.C.E.). ’Ahmose-Nefertari probably married her brother,
KAMOSE, the last ruler of the Seventeenth Dynasty, who
died in 1550 B.C.E. while engaged in a war with the HYK-
SOS, or Asiatics, in the northeastern DELTA. When ’Ahmose
came to the throne at a young age, she became his Great
Wife, or ranking queen. She was ’Ahmose’s sister.16 ’Ahmose II