Nebmaatre Amenhotep III (called Nibmu(`w)areya in the Amarna letters) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors he ruled ca. 1389 BC-1351 BC, or 1391 BC-1353 BC, following on from his father Thutmose IV. With his Chief Queen Tiy, he fathered his second son, Akhenaten, who succeeded him on the throne. Amenhotep appears to have been crowned while still a child, perhaps between the ages of 6 and 12. His lengthy reign was a period of great peace, prosperity, and artistic splendour. He ...

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Malkata, Malkata - Palace of Amenhotep III, Malkata - Excavations, Malkata - Deir el-Shelwit, Malkata - Temple of Isis, Malkata - Roman settlement and cemetery, Malkata - Malkata today

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Just south of the palace there is a temple devoted to Isis which was built in the Roman period. The modern name for this temple is Deir al-Shalwi. Malkata - Temple of Isis. Malkata - Roman settlement and cemetery. Excavations of the area by the Waseda team in the early 1970's unearthed the remains of a Roman settlement and cemetery, finding re ...

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Malkata, Malkata - Palace of Amenhotep III, Malkata - Excavations, Malkata - Deir el-Shelwit, Malkata - Temple of Isis, Malkata - Roman settlement and cemetery, Malkata - Malkata today

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Amenhotep is the name of several Ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty: Amenhotep I Amenhotep II Amenhotep III Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) Amenhotep may also be: Amenophis (band), a 1980s German progressive rock band Other related archivesAmenhotep I, Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III, Amenhotep IV, Amenophis (band)

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The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The twin statues depict Amenhotep III (fl. 14th century BC) in a seated position. his hands resting on his knees and his gaze turned eastward toward the river and the rising sun. Two shorter figures are carved into the front throne alongside his legs: these are his wife Tiy and mo ...

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Akhenaten, known as Amenhotep IV at the start of his reign, was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He is thought to have been born to Amenhotep III and his Chief Queen Tiy in the year 26 of their reign (1379 BC or 1362 BC). Amenhotep IV succeeded his father after Amenhotep III's death at the end of his 38-year reign, possibly after a co-regency between the two of up to 12 years. Suggested dates for Akhenaten's reign (subject to the debates surrounding Egyptian chronology) are from 1353 BC-1336 BC or 1351 BC-1334 BC. Akhenaten's chief wife was Nefertiti, who has been made famous by her exquisitely pa ...

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Akhenaten - Atenist revolution Akhenaten - Depictions of the Pharaoh and his family Akhenaten - Problems of the reign Akhenaten - Plague and pandemic Akhenaten - Family Akhenaten - Burial Akhenaten - Succession Akhenaten - Akhenaten in the arts

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Yuya (sometimes transliterated as Iouiya) was a powerful Egyptian courtier of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (circa 1400 BCE). He served as a key adviser for Pharaoh Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten) and is the only person in Egyptian history to have been granted the title "Beloved Father of Pharaoh". Yuya married Tjuyu, an Egyptian noblewoman descended from Ahmose Nefertari, and was the father of Tiy, who became Amenhotep's principal wife. Some scholars speculate that they also may have been the parents of Ay, an Egy ...

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Amenhotep II was the son of Thutmose III and a minor wife, Hatshepsut-Meryetre. Amenhotep was certainly the junior co-regent to his father for 2 Years and 4 Months according to contemporary historical records since his accession date was "IV Akhet day 1" as noted in the Semna stela of Usersatet, the serving King's son of Kush under Amenhotep II, while Tuthmose III is recorded to have died on III Peret day 30 in the Tomb Biography of Amenemheb. Peter Der Manuelian's book "Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II" gives this translation of ...

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Amenhotep II, Amenhotep II - Reign, Amenhotep II - Tomb

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Tutankhamun - Family. Tutankamun's parentage is uncertain. An inscription calls him a king's son, but it is debated which king was meant. Most scholars think that he was probably a son either of Amenhotep III (though probably not by his Great Royal Wife Tiye), or of Amenhotep III's son Amenhotep IV (better known as Akhenaten), perhaps with his enigmatic second queen, Kiya. It should be noted that when Tutankhaten succeeded Akhenaten to the throne, Amenhotep III had been dead for some time; the duration is thought ...

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Tutankhamun, Tutankhamun - Life, Tutankhamun - Family, Tutankhamun - Reign, Tutankhamun - Events after his death, Tutankhamun - Name, Tutankhamun - Cause of death, Tutankhamun - 2005 research, Tutankhamun - Tutankhamun in popular culture, Tutankhamun - Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, Tutankhamun - Tutankhamun's appearance, Tutankhamun - Exhibitions, Tutankhamun - Notes

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Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC Decades: 1410s BC 1400s BC 1390s BC 1380s BC 1370s BC - 1360s BC - 1350s BC 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1360s BC - Events and trends. 1360s BC - Significant people. 1368 BC - Death of Erichthonius, mythical King of Dardania. 1366 BC - Birth of Princess Tadukhipa to Tusratta, King of Mitanni and his Queen Juni. She will be later married to Amenhotep III and after his death ...

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14th century BC - Events. 1397 BC - Pandion, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens. 1344 BC – 1322 BC -- Beginning of Hittite empire. Rise of the Urnfield culture. 14th century BC - Significant persons. 1398 BC - Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu. She later becomes the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna ...

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Thebes Egypt - East Bank. Karnak Temple Luxor Temple Thebes Egypt - West Bank. Valley of the Kings Valley of the Queens Medinet Habu (mortuary temple of Ramesses III) The Ramesseum (mortuary temple of Ramesses II) Deir al-Madinah (workers' village) Tombs of the Nobles Deir el-Bahri (temples of Montuhotep II, Hatshepsut, etc.) Malkata (palace of Amenhotep III) ...

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Thebes Egypt, Thebes Egypt - Major archaeological sites in Thebes, Thebes Egypt - East Bank, Thebes Egypt - West Bank, Thebes Egypt - Sources

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Construction work on the temple began during the reign of Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC. Horemheb and Tutankhamun added columns, statues, and friezes – and Akhenaten had earlier obliterated his father's cartouches and installed a shrine to the Aten – but the only major expansion effort took place under Ramesses II some 100 years after the first stones were put in place. Luxor is thus unique among the main Egyptian temple complexes in having only two pharaohs leave th ...

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Luxor Temple, Luxor Temple - History, Luxor Temple - Description

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The Aten, the god of Atenism, first appears in texts dating to the 12th dynasty, in The Story of Sinuhe. However, he was considered a relatively obscure sun god and without the Atenist period would barely figure in Egyptian history. Although there are indications that the Aten was becoming more important in the eighteenth dynasty period - notably Amenhotep III's naming of his royal barge as Spirit of the Aten - it was Amenhotep IV who introduced the Atenist revolution, in a series of steps culminating in the of ...

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Atenism, Atenism - Atenist revolution, Atenism - Contrast with traditional Egyptian religion, Atenism - Amarna art, Atenism - Decline of Atenism, Atenism - Other Atenism influences

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There is much controversy around whether Amenhotep IV succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Amenhotep III, or whether there was a co-regency (lasting as long as 12 Years according to some Egyptologists). Current literature by Eric Cline, Nicholas Reeves, Peter Dorman and other scholars comes out strongly against the establishment of a long coregency between the 2 rulers and in favour of either no coregency or a brie ...

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Akhenaten, Akhenaten - Atenist revolution, Akhenaten - Depictions of the Pharaoh and his family, Akhenaten - Problems of the reign, Akhenaten - Plague and pandemic, Akhenaten - Family, Akhenaten - Burial, Akhenaten - Succession, Akhenaten - Akhenaten in the arts

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Smenkhkare's parentage is unknown - the leading theories are that he is a son of Akhenaten or of Amenhotep III. Unlike the majority of other Pharaohs, the only claim he made was to have been "beloved" of Akhenaten, but he never states that the latter was his father. Moreover, whenever any of Akhenaten's daughters were referenced, they were referred to as "the king's daughter, of his loins, (daughter's name)." That there was no reference to another son would seem unlikely in such a patriarchal society. Furthermore, as evidenced by Cyril Aldre ...

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Smenkhkare, Smenkhkare - Identity, Smenkhkare - Family, Smenkhkare - Tomb

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Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes). Construction work on the temple began during the reign of Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC. Horemheb and Tutankhamun added columns, statues, and friezes – and Akhenaten had earlier obliterated his father's cartouches and installed a shrine to the Aten – but the only major expansion effort took place under Ramesses II some 100 years after the first stones were put in place. Luxor is thus unique among the main Egyptian temple complexes in having only two ph ...

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Ancient Egyptian architecture, Ancient Egyptian architecture - Characteristics, Ancient Egyptian architecture - The Giza pyramid complex, Ancient Egyptian architecture - Karnak, Ancient Egyptian architecture - Luxor

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A common suggestion, as articulated by biblical scholar Mark S. Smith in The Origins of Biblical Monotheism, is that the Israelite Yahweh was derived from the traditions of the Shasu, linguistically Canaanite nomads from southern transjordan. An Egyptian inscription from the Temple of Amun at Karnak from the time of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BCE) refers to the "Shasu of Yhw," evidence that this god was worshipped among some of the Shasu tribes at this time. Biblical archaeologist Amihai Mazar, in Archaeology of the Land of t ...

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Tetragrammaton, Tetragrammaton - Meaning, Tetragrammaton - Using consonants as semi-vowels, Tetragrammaton - Using the vowels of YHWH, Tetragrammaton - Vowel marks, Tetragrammaton - The Scholarly Reconstructed pronunciation יַהְוֶה i.e. Yahweh, Tetragrammaton - Scholarly sources in which יַהְוֶה is found, Tetragrammaton - Jewish use of the word, Tetragrammaton - Possible effect on the Hebrew Language, Tetragrammaton - Alternative names, Tetragrammaton - Possible origins, Tetragrammaton - Popular culture, Tetragrammaton - Footnotes

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In the Bible, Pharaoh is treated as a name rather than a title, and is not otherwise named. Most prevailing theories fall into one of two categories: either the Pharaoh of the Oppression is Thutmose III (1490-1438 or 1479-1426 depending on the Egyptian dating scheme employed) or earlier (e.g. Amenhotep II, ruling immediately before him is also popular), or else it was Ramesses II (1290-1223 or 1272-1213). Note that the pharaoh of the Exodus need not necessarily be the same pharaoh the one for whom they built the Rameses and Pithom of Ex. 1:11, who need not necessarily b ...

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The Exodus, The Exodus - Biblical Narrative, The Exodus - Route of the Exodus, The Exodus - Numbers involved in the Exodus, The Exodus - Dating the Exodus, The Exodus - Dating Theories, The Exodus - Two part invasion, The Exodus - Minimalist Theories, The Exodus - Current Dating Theories, The Exodus - Geographic Issues, The Exodus - Alternate Theories, The Exodus - Volcano theory, The Exodus - Lowered Egyptian Chronologies, The Exodus - Interpretation

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(3rd millennium BC – 2nd millennium BC – 1st millennium BC – other millennia) 2nd millennium BC - Events. To grasp the spirit of the 2nd millennium BC, we must divide it in two parts, for there is a period of change around its middle so important that it creates two separate "sub-millennia". The first part of the millennium is a time a bit less colorful than others, a lull in the history of Ancient Near East, still living in the shadow of greater past times, and spending all energies in ...

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2nd millennium BC - The break in the middle c. 1600-1500 BC 2nd millennium BC - Second half 1500-1000 BC 2nd millennium BC - Specific events
2nd millennium BC - Inventions, discoveries, introductions 2nd millennium BC - Cultures 2nd millennium BC - Significant people 2nd millennium BC - Cultural landmarks 2nd millennium BC - Centuries and Decades

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