Ahmose I

[ah-mohs]

noun

1. 1580–1557 b.c., founder of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

Example Sentences

Ahmose I was the king who conquered Avaris and defeated the Hyksos.

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A relief in the temple of Ahmose I in Abydos features a pile of detached hands on the battlefield.

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Ahmose I, the pharaoh who eventually forced the last of the Hyksos out of Egypt, “had a heap of hands depicted on the wall of his temple at Abydos,” Bietak says.

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The scans revealed details about the appearance and mummification the 18th Dynasty king, who ruled Egypt from about 1525-1504 BC and was the son of New Kingdom founder Ahmose I.

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