Amenmesse
/ˌɑː.mənˈmɛs.iːz/noun
Amenmesse was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, probably ruling briefly during the 13th century BCE.
Did you know?Amenmesse’s identity and exact reign remain disputed, and his tomb was later usurped—making his name one of ancient Egypt’s surviving traces of a contested king.
Etymological Timeline
New Kingdom, 13th century BCE
Egyptian
jmn-ms-s
“A personal name incorporating Amun, the major Egyptian god, and a birth-related element meaning “born” or “child of”.”
19th Dynasty, c. 1200 BCE
Egyptian
Amenmesse
“Royal name traditionally interpreted as “Born of Amun”; it belonged to a short-reigning pharaoh during a disputed succession.”
Hellenistic era
Greek
Amenmessēs
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian king’s name.”
Roman period
Latin
Amenmesse
“Latin-style transmission of the pharaoh’s name in classical and later historical writing.”
Modern English
English
Amenmesse
“The conventional English name for the Nineteenth-Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh.”