According to Petrie, these two were children of Amenhotep I by Queen Aah-hotep and consequently brothers of Queen Aahmes.
A curious and unusual temple at Illahun; a bust of Queen Nefert; the tomb of Khnum-hotep with historical records.
Aah-hotep would have had every right to rule as sovereign, but she willingly gave over the power to her sons.
Amenhotep married his own sister, Aah-hotep II, and among their children was a princess, Aahmes.
Ptah-hotep was probably the uncle and tutor of the king, under whose patronage the work was given to the world.
Asiatics" arrived with their tribute of antimony as depicted in the tomb of Khnum-hotep at Beni-Hassan.
And yet it belongs to the age of the fifth or the sixth dynasty, like the pictures in low relief, resembling exquisite embroidery on stone, which cover the walls of the tombs of Ti and Ptah-hotep at Saqqarah.
By the side of this jewellery of the twelfth dynasty, that of Queen Ah-hotep of the seventeenth, found by Mariette at Thebes, looks formal and degenerate.
The correspondence between the Egyptian governors established in different parts of Palestine and the Egyptian kings Amen-hotep (Amenophis) III.
Now one of the kings, who corresponds with Amen-hotep IV.
Egyptian chronology is unfortunately imperfect; but Professor Petrie, who has paid particular attention to the subject, and who assigns the reign of Amen-hotep IV.
The Exodus, it has been pointed out, might then be placed under Amen-hotep II.
Nefer-Hotep who lived under the eighteenth dynasty; it is now in the museum at Boulak.
The sepulchral statues were far from being all equal in value to those of the Sheik-el-Beled, of Ra-Hotep from Meidoum, or of the scribe in the Louvre.
The body of Ra-hotep is rounder and fatter than those in the wooden reliefs, but the lines of his countenance have a strong resemblance to those which have excited remark in the figures on the panels.
Not the least important are the mummy cases of the Queens Aah-hotep and Nefert-ari.
These two people were called Nefer-hotep and Tenteta.
The noses, especially that of Ra-hotep are fine and pointed; the thick but well-drawn lips seem about to speak.
We do not know whether the Ancient Empire made colossal statues of its kings or not, but this Sebek-hotep exceeds the stature of mankind sufficiently to make it worthy of the name.
There is in the Louvre a statue in red granite representing a Sebek-hotep of the thirteenth dynasty (Fig.
It was found near the statues of Ra-hotep and Nefert.
The pose is much easier and more natural, but the right arm of Ra-hotep is stiff and held in a fashion which would soon cause cramp in a living man.
The boldest of the disaffected was Aziru, son of Abdashirta, a prince of Amurru, who even before the death, of Amen-hotep III.
The reign may have been that of Mentu-hotep III (XI 7), for a group of four kings seated at a table carved in stone was discovered at Serabit, with the names of the kings along the edge of the table on which their hands were placed.
A find of considerable importance was the relief, here reproduced, on which Amen-hotep III is seen offering to the god Sopd who faces him wearing the double plume; in his one hand the staff of royalty.
The connection was further emphasised by the discovery of the head of a statuette of Queen Thyi, the consort of the magnificent monarch Amen-hotep III.
The Chronicon of Eusebius contains the Egyptian dynasties as derived from Manetho, and in the list of kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Oros stands for Amen-hotep IV (i.
Of these kings, Amen-hotep I restored the portico of the cave of Hathor, as was shown by a perfect lintel slab with a cavetto cornice, 22 inches high and 50 inches long, bearing his name which was found in front of the entrance.
If so he saw it as it was left standing at the time of Amen-hotep III (XVIII 8); and the account of the building activity of the later Pharaohs at the sanctuary should therefore follow the account of the passage of the Israelites.
Among the conquered people who were represented around the throne of Amen-hotep II (XVIII 7) are the Mentu, who have the appearance of true Asiatics.
According to the Egyptian custom, the words of the book were put into the mouth of a sage of the olden time, Ptah-hotep by name, who was said to have lived in the time of King Assa of the Fifth Dynasty (Ca.
There is one phase of life in which Ptah Hotep differs entirely from the present generation,--at least if we are to judge the present generation {29} from its results in this matter.
This papyrus is as interesting and as startling in its anticipation of some of our modern medical wisdom as is the Instruction of Ptah Hotep in the practical wisdom of life.
Fortunately for us, while to his son Ptah Hotep was very probably an old man, he was not what most of us would call old.
Ptah Hotep said: "Satisfy thine hired servants out of such things as thou hast; it is the duty of one that hath been favored of God.
I had intended to make a detailed analysis of the moral sense of Ptah-hotep and Ke'gemni, but it appears unnecessary; since they give their advice so clearly and simply, they may safely be left to speak for themselves.
Ptah Hotepwas the vizier of King Itosi, of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt (about 3650 B.
It was Amon who had led the fathers of Amon-hotep IV.
Im-hotep was reputed the first kher-heb or hierophant; he it was who recited and interpreted the liturgy of the dead and the magic formulae which restored health to the sick and raised the dead to life.
It was just this step, however, that was taken by Amon-hotep IV.
On the one side, there is the curious attempt made by Amon-hotep IV.
Had the religious productions of the court of Amon-hotep IV.
See the illustration from the temple of Amon-hotep III.
Said by Amon before her majesty: Amon-hotep is the name of the son which is in thy womb.
One of the last Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty was Amon-hotep IV.
Nofer-Tum and Im-hotep had human forms like their father.
Horus and the Nile-gods, for instance, present the Ka of Amon-hotep III.
On the western wall of one of the chambers in the southern portion of the temple of Luxor, Champollion first noticed that the birth of Amon-hotep III.
Rings came into fashion with Amen-hotep IIIrd and died out under Rameses IInd, the last king whose name we find on a bezel.
Their range is from Amen-hotep IIIrd to Rameses IInd.
Brown scarabs were originally green glazed but have faded, white were originally blue, excepting possibly some of Amen-hotep IIIrd.
Hence, if these bones of Sebek-hotep could be made to simulate the remains of the deceased testator, a definite good would be achieved.
Western wall in the chamber of the tomb of Ptah-Hotep 116.
We may take a few of those in the Boulak Museum at random: Ra-Hotep (No.
Many people desired to deliver themselves into slavery, but Pharaoh would not accept any, and Hotep already had more than he could feed.
This Hotep must be almost a rival to the Pharaoh, if he has stored so much grain and owns so many ripening fields.
Crouching by me at the port-hole, Hotep watched the roof collapse and tumble in.
My plan is to escape now to the Gnomons, where we will leave Hotep in possession with most of our fire-arms.
What Hotep promiseth me I believe, as certainly as if it were done already.
For hath not Hotep the gathered harvests of two full years in his bins, and upon his fertile lands the largest crop in all Kem (save only that of the Pharaoh) is nodding and awaiting the warm, ripening breath of the Snowless Month!
He shall be witness that Hotep agrees to this compact, and, should I die before it is fulfilled, he shall see that it is carried out to the last year.
About this time I consulted with the doctor whether to press Hotep for the second delivery of a hundred thousand cargoes of wheat.
They returned them slowly, but Hotep still held his handful.
Therefore, Hotepconsoled himself with the thought that he could make more out of one crop after a failure than he could have made out of two crops without it, and he happily sowed his fields anew.
Nevertheless, I urged upon Hotep the necessity of killing some of his cattle to provide food for his miserable and poorly-fed labourers.
Moreover, Hotep had spoken throughout with a fervent declamation.
But Hotep shook his head in profound apprehension.
Kenkenes had displayed to Hotep the effect of Rameses' savage boast to exterminate the Hebrews.
It is not for me to divine," Hotep went on calmly.
When Kenkenes alighted at the door of his father's house some time later, Hotep leaned over the wheel of the chariot and put his hand on the sculptor's shoulder.
Hotep lifted his brows, as though he exclaimed to himself, and made no answer.
After Seti came to the throne he continued Hotep in the advisership and prepared to reign happily.
But the ritual," Hotep began, with the assurance of a man that feels he is armed with unanswerable argument.
The liquid echo on the water gave it a mellow embellishment, and Hotep saw the central figure of the group on shore lift his hand for silence among the courtiers.
On the shore a group approached the Nile edge, and Hotep guessed by the cluster of fans and standards that it was the Pharaoh at his morning devotions to Nilus.
But would Rameses stay the chief adviser's hand, seeing that the winning of Masanath depended on the prince's neutrality, as Hotep had explained?
He raised himself and permitted Hotep to conduct him to the side of the boy prince.
But this is a matter of personal interest to him, which would be open and flagrant interference--" Hotep broke in earnestly.
With suspense in his soul, Hotep saw the prince approach.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hotep" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
