Nedjem
Encyclopedia
Nedjem was an ancient Egypt
ian prince of the 18th dynasty
. He was a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II
.
He is known from only one source: he is mentioned, along with his brother Webensenu
, on a statue of Minmose, overseer of the workmen in Karnak
.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian prince of the 18th dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
. He was a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep 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...
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He is known from only one source: he is mentioned, along with his brother Webensenu
Webensenu
Webensenu was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 18th dynasty. He was a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.He is mentioned, along with his brother Nedjem, on a statue of Minmose, overseer of the workmen in Karnak. He died as a child and was buried in his father's tomb, KV35. His mummy is still there....
, on a statue of Minmose, overseer of the workmen in Karnak
Karnak
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...
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