| Bakenkhonsu | |
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| High Priest of Amun | |
 Block statue of Bakenkhonsu at Munich | |
| Successor | Roma called Roy |
| Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Ramesses II |
| Father | Ipui |
| Wife | Meretseger |
| Children | Paser and Amenmesse Nefertari |
| Burial | Thebes |
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| Bakenkhonsu[1][2] in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
Bakenkhonsu ("Servant of Khonsu") was a High Priest of Amun in ancient Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II.[3] Information about his life was found on the back of his block statue (which is now located in Munich). The information on the statue provides details about the education of young Egyptian noblemen at that time and the career of priests.
Bakenkhonsu is named for the god Khonsu, traveller, a Moon God of ancient Egypt and son of Amun.
- ^ Freed, 1987. Ramses II; The Great Pharaoh And His Time, (2nd printing: an exhibition in the city of Denver), Rita E. Freed, c 1987, Denver Museum of Natural History, Exhibit Catalog, 235 pp, w/ Index, Table of Contents, 3 Parts-(plus 3 subchapters); full page photo of Block statue (Egyptian) of Bakenkhonsu with his name. p. 82. Last hieroglyph-(the determinative), two places), is the revered "man" of authority in a chair, holding a Flail of dignity, and power.
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935, p.91
- ^ Dodson, Aidan (2001). The Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt. New York: Barnes & Noble. Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-7607-2664-8, p. 30.