Amenhotep (Ỉmn-ḥtp; "One who pleases Amun") is an ancient Egyptian name. Its Greek version is Amenophis (). Its notable bearers were:

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Pharaohs of the 18th dynasty

  • Amenhotep I
  • Amenhotep II
  • Amenhotep III
  • Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)

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The etymology of the name Amenhotep can be interpreted as "Amon is pleased".

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Princes

  • Amenhotep A, a son of Sobekhotep IV (13th dynasty), named on a box (now in Cairo)
  • Amenhotep D, a son of Amenhotep II (18th dynasty)
  • Amenhotep F, princely name of Akhenaten
  • Amenhotep G, a son of Ramesses II (19th dynasty), 14th on the list of princes

Nobles

  • Amenhotep (treasurer) treasurer of the 13th Dynasty
  • Amenhotep (high steward), high steward of Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep, son of Hapu, deified Ancient Egyptian architect (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep (18th dynasty High Priest of Amun)
  • Amenhotep Huy, Governor of the Northern Oasis under Thutmose III (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep-Huy, Vizier of South under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep (Huy), the high steward of Memphis under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep called Huy, Viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamon (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep, son of Yuti, chamberlain under Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep (Asyut), official and physician (19th Dynasty)
  • Amenhotep (20th dynasty High Priest of Amun), High Priest from the 20th Dynasty
  • Amenhotep, father of Queen Kakat (23rd Dynasty)

Other

  • The father of Rapses in Mummies Alive! is named Amenhotep (although which one is not specified)
  • 4847 Amenhotep (the name of an asteroid)
  • Ptolemaic era owner of a Book of the Dead from the Joseph Smith Papyri collection
  • Imhotep, a similar name

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