Amenhotep II

Amenhotep II
Amenophis II
Detail of a kneeling statue of Amenhotep II holding two vases. Museo Egizio.
Pharaoh
Reign	1427–1401 BC or 1427–1397 BC
Predecessor	Thutmose III
Successor	Thutmose IV
Royal titulary Horus name Ka nakht wer pekhty kꜢ nḫt wr-pḥty Victorious bull, great of might[1] Nebty name Weser fau, sekha em waset wsr fꜢw sḫꜤi m wꜢst Rich in splendor, who has been made to appear in Thebes[1] Golden Horus Ity sekhem.ef em tau nebu iṯi sḫm.f m tꜢw nbw Who has seized by means of his strong arm all lands[1] Prenomen  (Praenomen) Aa kheperu re ꜤꜢ ḫprw rꜤ The great one of the manifestations of Re[1] Great are the Manifestations of Re[2] Nomen Imen hetepu heqa iunu imn ḥtp(.w) hḳꜢ iwnw Amun is satisfied, ruler of Heliopolis[1]
Consort	Tiaa
Children	Amenhotep, Thutmose IV, Webensenu, Amenemopet, Nedjem, Khaemwaset?, Aaheperkare? Aakheperure? Iaret, Ahmose (?)
Father	Thutmose III
Mother	Merytre-Hatshepsut
Died	1401 or 1397 BC
Burial	KV35
Dynasty	18th Dynasty

Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning "Amun is Satisfied") was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities between Egypt and Mitanni, the major kingdoms vying for power in Syria. His reign is usually dated from 1427 to 1401 BC. His consort was Tiaa, who was barred from any prestige until Amenhotep's son, Thutmose IV, came into power.