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Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III
Nibmu(`w)areya,[1] Mimureya, Amenophis III
Statue of Amenhotep III, British Museum
Statue of Amenhotep III, British Museum
Pharaoh
Reign1391–1353 or
1388–1351 BC
PredecessorThutmose IV
SuccessorAkhenaten
Royal titulary
Horus name
Ka nakht kha em maat
Kꜣ nḫt ḫˁ m mꜣˁt
"The strong bull who has appeared in truth"[2]
G5
E1
D40		 mN28H6
Nebty name
Semen hepu segereh tawy
smn hpw sgrḥ tꜣwy
"Who has established laws and pacified the Two Lands"[2]
G16
smn
n
Y1		 O4
p		 Z2
w		 sW11
r		 V28a
N17
N17
Golden Horus
Aa khepesh hui setjetiu
ˁꜣ-ḫpš ḥwi sṯtyw
"The great-of-strength one who has struck down the Asiatics"[2]
G8
O29
a
F23		 V28A24S22
t G4		 T14Z3
Prenomen  (Praenomen)
Neb maat re
Nb mꜣˁt rˁ
"The possessor of the Maat of Re"[2]
The Lord of Truth is Re[3]
M23L2
ramAatnb
Nomen
Imen hetepu heka waset
Imn ḥtp(.w) ḥḳꜣ wꜣst
"Amun is satisfied, ruler of Thebes"[2]
G39N5
imn
n		 R4HqAR19
ConsortTiye
Gilukhepa
Tadukhepa
Sitamun
Iset
ChildrenThutmose
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
Sitamun
Iset
Henuttaneb
Nebetah
"The Younger Lady"
Beketaten (theorized)
Smenkhkare (theorized)
FatherThutmose IV
MotherMutemwiya
Died1353 BC or 1351 BC
BurialWV22; Mummy found in the KV35 royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
MonumentsMalkata, Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, Colossi of Memnon
Dynasty18th Dynasty

Amenhotep III (Ancient Egyptian: jmn-ḥtp(.w) Amānəḥūtpū, IPA: [ʔaˌmaːnəʔˈħutpu];[4][5] "Amun is satisfied"[6]), also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent or Amenhotep the Great and Hellenized as Amenophis III, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. According to different authors following the "Low Chronology", he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC, or from June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC,[7] after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep was Thutmose's son by a minor wife, Mutemwiya.[8]

His reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and splendour, when Egypt reached the peak of its artistic and international power, and as such he is considered one of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaohs.[9][10][11]

When he died in the 38th or 39th year of his reign he was succeeded by his son Amenhotep IV, who later changed his name to Akhenaten.

  1. ^ Moran 1992, p. 7.
  2. ^ a b c d e Leprohon 2013, pp. 102–104.
  3. ^ Clayton 1994, p. 112.
  4. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
  5. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (2001) "From Ancient Egyptian to Coptic" in Haspelmath, Martin et al. (eds.), Language Typology and Language Universals
  6. ^ Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen (PDF). Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 30. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ Beckerath 1997, p. 190.
  8. ^ Berman 1998, p. 3.
  9. ^ Silver, C. (2017). Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/pharaoh-amenhotep-iii-and-queen-tiye-120268
  10. ^ Team, E. (2023). King Amenhotep III. Egypt Tours Portal. https://www.egypttoursportal.com/en-us/blog/egyptian-pharaohs/king-amenhotep-iii/
  11. ^ Amenhotep III achieved unprecedented equality with his wife Tiye, recent study. (2022, August 3). EgyptToday. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/118093/Amenhotep-III-achieved-unprecedented-equality-with-his-wife-Tiye-recent

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