He is named and depicted in TT 226, a tomb for the royal tutor Heqareshu, constructed during the reign of Amenhotep III. In a fragmentary scene from this tomb Heqareshu is shown in the company of four royal children. Two of these are now nameless. The other two bear names of the form Aakheper[...]re. One of those is the royal son, here described, and the other one is probably Aakheperure. Considering how Heqareshu had an active career as a royal tutor under Kings Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV and possibly Amenhotep III, all three Kings have been named as possible fathers to these four princes. Amenhotep II however seems to be the best candidate. One of his sons, the later Thutmose IV, was depicted in a different tomb (TT 64, the last resting place of Heqaerneheh, Heqareshu's son) as a miniature King on the lap of Heqareshu, showing a similar tutor/pupil relationship. It is but an easy conclusion to make that the (other) four pupils of Heqareshu were all sons of Amenhotep II as well. The name of this particular "Aakheper[...]re" prince has been restored in various ways, Aakheper[ka]re or Aakheper[en]re being the most probable versions. Nothing further is known about him.
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