Kamose
Sign in to saveKamose was the last king of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty at the end of the Second Intermediate Period. Kamose is usually ascribed a reign of three years (his highest attested regnal year), although some scholars now favor giving him a longer reign of approximately five years.
Person
- Born
- 1600-01-01
- Died
- 1549-01-01
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.Name
- Kamose
- Pharaoh.Image
- Coffin of King Kamose 2017.jpg150px
- Pharaoh.Caption
- Rishi coffin of Kamose, Cairo Egyptian Museum
- Pharaoh.NomenHiero
- D28:D52-F31-s-A24
- Pharaoh.Nomen
- Kamose Kȝ ms(=w) He who is born of the bull
- Pharaoh.PrenomenHiero
- N5-M13-M40-L1
- Pharaoh.Prenomen
- Wadjkheperre W3ḏ-ḫpr-Rˁ Flourishing is the Manifestation of Re
- Pharaoh.GoldenHiero
- S29-O4:D21-Y1-N17:N17:N23*N23
- Pharaoh.Golden
- Bik Nebu Seheru-Tawi bjk nbw shrw-t3wj The Golden Falcon who satisfies the two lands
- Pharaoh.NebtyHiero
- F25-Y5:N35-W24:W24*W24
- Pharaoh.Nebty
- Wehem-menu Wḥm-mnw He who renews the fortifications
- Pharaoh.Horus
- Khahernesetef Ḫˁj-ḥr-nst=f He who appears on his throne Sedjefatawy Sḏf3-t3wj He who nourishes the two landsNeferkhabtawi Nfr-ẖ3b-t3wj The perfect horus who tames the two lands
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1600 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 1549 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Ahhotep II
- Child
- Ahmose-Sitkamose
- Father
- Seqenenre Tao
- Mother
- Tetisheri
- Sibling
- Ahmose I
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Campaigns
- ''Casus Belli''
- Northern Campaign
- First Nubian Campaign
- Length of reign
- Mummy
- Stelae
- Identification
- Other discoveries
- Medieval Arab tradition
- References
- Bibliography
Kamose was the last king of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty at the end of the Second Intermediate Period. Kamose is usually ascribed a reign of three years (his highest attested regnal year), although some scholars now favor giving him a longer reign of approximately five years.
He was the son of Seqenenre Tao and the brother of Ahmose I, founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty. His mother is unknown, but is thought to be Ahhotep I. His reign is important for the decisive military initiatives he took against the Hyksos, who had come to rule much of Ancient Egypt. His father had begun the initiatives and lost his life in battle with the Hyksos. It is thought that his mother, as regent, continued the campaigns after the death of Kamose, and that his full brother made the final conquest of them and united all of Egypt.