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The ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty
Prenomen: Nebmaatra
Also known as: Amenophis III
Accession 1390 BC
End of reign 1352 BC
Duration 38 years
Highest attested year Year 38
The reign of Amenhotep III was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendour, when Egypt reached the peak of its artistic and international power. In an Amarna letter from the King of Mittanni, his name is written as Nimmureya, which is the Akkadian rendition of Amenhotep III's throne name Nebmaatra. He is known as Amenophis III from the Greek historians of antiquity.
More than 250 statues of him has been discovered and identified and provide a series of portraits spanning his entire reign. There is no conclusive evidence for a co-regency with his son Akhenaten, as has been suggested many times. Amenhotep III built a mortuary temple at Karnak, where the Colossi of Memnon still stands, but had it built too close to the Nile, so already 200 years later it was a ruin.
More than 250 statues of him has been discovered and identified and provide a series of portraits spanning his entire reign. There is no conclusive evidence for a co-regency with his son Akhenaten, as has been suggested many times. Amenhotep III built a mortuary temple at Karnak, where the Colossi of Memnon still stands, but had it built too close to the Nile, so already 200 years later it was a ruin.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
Sources of antiquity
| Author | Greek | Transcription | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanus xviii, 9 | Ωρος | Orus | 37 years |
| Eusebius xviii, 8 | Ωρος | Orus | 36 years |
| Jerome | Orus | 38 years | |
| Josephus 96 | Ωρος | Orus | 36 years, 5 months |
References
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): pp. 306–342
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 140–143
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 102–104
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 44–49