Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Nibmu(`w)areya, Mimureya, Amenophis III
	Statue of Amenhotep III, British Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	1391–1353 or ; 1388–1351 BC
Predecessor	Thutmose IV
Successor	Akhenaten
Horus name
Horus name
	Ka nakht kha em maat; Kꜣ nḫt ḫˁ m mꜣˁt; "The strong bull who has appeared in truth"
Nebty name
	Semen hepu segereh tawy; smn hpw sgrḥ tꜣwy; "Who has established laws and pacified the Two Lands"
Golden Horus
	Aa khepesh hui setjetiu; ˁꜣ-ḫpš ḥwi sṯtyw; "The great-of-strength one who has struck down the Asiatics"
Prenomen (Praenomen)
	Neb maat re; Nb mꜣˁt rˁ; "The possessor of the Maat of Re"; The Lord of Truth is Re
Nomen
	Imen hetepu heka waset; Imn ḥtp(.w) ḥḳꜣ wꜣst; "Amun is satisfied, ruler of Thebes"
	;
Consort	Tiye; Gilukhepa; Tadukhepa; Sitamun; Iset
Children	Thutmose; Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten; Sitamun; Iset; Henuttaneb; Nebetah; "The Younger Lady"; Beketaten (theorized); Smenkhkare (theorized)
Father	Thutmose IV
Mother	Mutemwiya
Died	1353 BC or 1351 BC
Burial	WV22; Mummy found in the KV35 royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
Monuments	Malkata, Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, Colossi of Memnon
Dynasty	18th 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, 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.

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

[FOOTNOTEMoran19927-1] Moran 1992, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTELeprohon2013102–104-2] Leprohon 2013, pp. 102–104.

[FOOTNOTEClayton1994112-3] 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

[Ranke_1935_30-6] Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen (PDF). Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 30. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTEBeckerath1997190-7] Beckerath 1997, p. 190.

[FOOTNOTEBerman19983-8] 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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