Relief depicting Amun-her-khepeshef, first son of Rameses II, detail of a wall painting from the Tomb of Amun-her-khepeshef (QV55). New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Valley of the Queens, West Thebes. Amun-her-khepeshef (Amonhirkhopshef, Amun-her-wenemef, Amun-her-khepeshef), the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari. Amun-her-khepeshef was the crown prince of Egypt for the first 25 years of Ramesses II's reign but eventually predeceased his father in 1263 BC. Amun-her-khepeshef, as heir to the throne, held several titles. he and his younger half-brother Khaemwaset fought in the Battle of Kadesh and the campaigns in Nubia. He is known to have had a wife named Nefertari.
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