Amenemope Explained

Amenemope, also Amenemopet, Amenemipet or Amunemopet (ỉmn-m-ỉp3.t, Greek: αμενωφις; “Amun in Luxor”) is an Ancient Egyptian name. Its notable bearers were:

• Amenemope (pharaoh) (died 992 BC), pharaoh, 21st dynasty
• Amenemopet (prince), probably a son of Amenhotep II (18th dynasty)
• Amenemipet called Pairy, a vizier dated to the reigns of Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV
• Amenemopet (princess), a daughter of Thutmose IV (18th dynasty)
• Amenemopet, a son of Ramesses II, 19th on the lists of princes; see List of children of Ramesses II (19th dynasty)
• Amenemopet (Viceroy of Kush) served as Viceroy of Kush during the reign of Seti I
• Amenemope (author), son of Kanakht, ostensible author of The Instruction of Amenemope, dated to the Ramesside Period