Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III leads the Egypt at the height of his power. This is not a warrior. During his long reign, one military expedition is attested in Nubia in year 5 of his reign, to quell a rebellion.

In Year 2 of his reign ( -1406 ), he married Tiy , which becomes the Great Royal Wife. For the occasion he commanded a series of large beetles whose back and tells the event that you find scattered throughout the empire.

The scribe of King Amenhotep son of Hapu , a favorite director of all the work of the King (royal architect) is a "prime minister" of fact. Mrymos became viceroy of Kush after Amenhotep.

During his reign Bakenkhonsou is high priest of Amun.

The end of his reign was marked by a deterioration in international politics. The princes Mitanni of Syria , Egypt, however, allies are attacked by a new power coming of Hatti , in the person of the Emperor of Hittites Soupilouliouma ( -1382 / -1342 ).

Amenhotep does not intervene to rescue them, despite appeals from the princes. Egypt, however, sign a treaty with the Hittites. The prince of Kadesh and the King of Amurru (Lebanon) intrigue to form a coalition of small states, again Amenhotep let them. These omissions will leave his son an empire or moved the disorder.

Economy and Society

Oushebti of Amenhotep III - Muse du Louvre

Egypt, through the Nubian gold, is the leading financial power in the world. We are witnessing a development of major cities in Egypt, especially those who are royal residences ( Thebes , Memphis ).

The Shardanes , perhaps originating in Sardis , Asia Minor, are used as elite mercenary by Amenhotep III.

Arts, culture and religion

He undertook many initiatives to Nubia in northern Iraq. It is considerably larger complex of Karnak, built by making the temple of Luxor by its architect Amenhotep son of Hapu (which, as of Imhotep , the architect of Djoser , is deified posthumously). The elegance of architectural forms and proportions then peaked (columns floral fascicled in Luxor in particular).

He also built a huge castle of millions of years in front of Thebes which nothing remains today as the colossus called "Memnon".

There his reign a refinement of the forms of official art (sculpture, relief, painting).

The opening of the country continues under the reign of Amenhotep III and there is a syncretism between the gods of Egypt and Asia. The king of Mitanni, to Amenhotep sends the statue of the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh.

Sometimes regarded Amenhotep III is one of the initiators of Amarna art. He is the introducer of the religion of Aten , which will be followed by his son.

Burial

His grave is located in the valley of the monkeys , a wadi secondary valley of kings. Discovered in 1898, the earliest explorations of the valley, the shrine emptied of its treasures from the ancient world , has suffered greatly from the many visits and time. Parts of frescoes were also collected disfiguring the walls of the tomb. Few objects have survived the looting of some outside Oushebti exposed in various Egyptological museum in the world.

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Alphabetically	aqen Achoris Adjibi Aha Ahetepr Ahmose Ahmose I. Akhenaten Alara Alexander IV of Macedonia Alexander the Great Amasis Amnms I. Amnms II Amnms III Amnms IV Amnms V Amnms VI Amenemhat I. Amenemhat II Amenemhat III Amenemhat IV Amenemhat V Amenemhat VI Amenemhat VII Amenemhat Senebef Amenemnesout Amenemope Amenhotep I Amenhotep II Amenhotep III Amenhotep IV Ameni Kemaou Amenmes Amenhotep I. Amenhotep II Amenhotep III Amenhotep IV Ammers Amyrte Ankh-Khperour nkhesen Ankhesenpepi II Antef I. Antef II Antef III Antef IV Antef V Antef VI Antef VII Aper Apophis I. Apophis II Apries Arses Artaxerxes I. Artaxerxes II Artaxerxes III Auletes A Ay I. Baka Bakenranef Bardiya Berenice IV Binthris Bocchoris Cambyses II Shabaka Chabataka Caesarion Chepseskaf Chepseskar Cleopatra VII Darius I Darius II Darius III Den Dionysus Djadjay Djdefptah Djedefre Djedkare II Djedkare Isesi Djedptahiefnkh Djehuty Djer Djoutimhat Djoser Djserkar Amenhotep Epiphanius Eupator Evergetes Gemenefkhonsoubak Harsiesis I. Hat-Hor Hatshepsut Hemptah I. Hor-Aha Hor I. Hor III Hor III Horemheb Horus Adjibi Horus serekh Horus Ba Horus Crocodile Horus Djedkheperou Horus Djer Horus Lion Horus Qa Horus Shertaouy Horus Semerkhet Horus Seneferka Hotep Hetepsekhemwy Hetepsekhmoui Houdjefa I. Huni Ihmes I. Ihmes II (Ihmes its Neith) Ibi II Imhotep INED Ini I. Ini II Ioufeni Ioupout I. Ioupout II Iry-Hor Isou Ity Iytenou Ja-ib Ka Kachta Kamose Kay Khaba Khababash Kephren Khamoudy Khaouserr Khsekhmem Khatiri Khendjer Khoui Khouiiker Khyan Kha Khufu Khafre Khety I. Khety II Khety III Khety IV Khety V Khety VI Khety VII Koufou Matibr Hatshepsut Hatshepsut Menes Menkaouhor Menkaure Menkar Mentuhotep Mentuhotep I. Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep III Mentuhotep IV Mentuhotep V Mentuhotep VI Mentuhotep VII Mrenhor Merneptah Merenre Merenre I. Merenre II Meribr Khety Mridjefar Merikare Merikare I. Merikare II Merikheperr Merneith Mery-Re-oUser Merneptah Montouemsaf Mentuhotep I. Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep III Mentuhotep IV Mentuhotep V Mentuhotep VI Mentuhotep VII Mouths Menkaure Narmer Nebka Nebnoun Nebououserr Nebra Nechepso Nectanebo Nectanebo I. Nectanebo II Nedjemibr Neferefre Neferhotep I. Neferhotep I Neferhotep III Neferirkare Neferirkare II Neferirkare Kakai Nferkahor Anu Nferkamin Nferkamin I. Nferkaouhor Nferkaour Nferkar Nferkar Nferkar Nferkar II Nferkar III Nferkar IV Nferkar V Nferkar VII Nferkar Pepiseneb Nferkasokar Nfrousobek Nhsi Necho Necho I. Necho II Nphrits I. Nphrits II Nerkar Nesbanebdjed I. Netjerkar Nimlot I. Nimlot III Ninetjer Niuserre Nitocris Ny-Hor Nykar Osorkon former Osorkon I. Osorkon II Osorkon III Osorkon IV Ouadjekh Ouadja Ouadjkar Ouadjnes Ougaf Unas Ouneg Oupouaoutemsaf Userkaf Ouserkar Ousermontou Padimenti Pe-Hor Peftjaouaouibastet Penamon Pepi Pepi I. Pepi II Peribsen Petubastis I. Petubastis II Petubastis III Piankhy Pimay Pinudjem I. Philadelphus Philometor Philopator Physcon Psammetichus I. Psammetichus II Psammetichus III Psammouthis Psusennes Psusennes I. Psusennes II Ptolemy I Ptolemy II Ptolemy III Ptolemy IV Ptolemy V Ptolemy VI Ptolemy VII Ptolemy VIII Ptolemy IX Ptolemy X Ptolemy XI Ptolemy XII Ptolemy XIII Ptolemy XIV Ptolemy XV Qa Qakar-Ibi Rahotep Ramses Ramses I Ramses II Ramses III Ramses IV Ramesses V Ramses VI Ramses VII Ramesses VIII Ramesses IX Ramses X Ramses XI Reneb Reniseneb Scorpion King Roudamon Sahathor Sahu Salitis Sanakht Snkhenr Soudjetou Scorpio I. Scorpion II Seb Sehetepibr I. Sehetepibr III Skemkar Sekhemkhet Sekhemr Khouitaoui Sekhemr Khoutaoui Sekhenr Smerkhet Senaib Senakht a href = "% C3% S A9nakhtenr% C3% AA_Ta% C3% A2_Ier" alt = "Tao Snakhtenr I"> Snakhtenr Tao I. Senebmiou Snedj [Souadjkar II Sqnenr Tao II Sesostris I. Sesostris II Sesostris III Sesostris IV Seth I. Seti I. Seti II Setnakht Seth Peribit Sen Shabaka Shabataka Shishak I. Shishak II Shishak III Shishak IV Shishak V Shishak VI Siamon Siptah Smendes Smenkhkare Smenkhkare Sneferka Snefru Sobekemsaf I. Sobekemsaf II Sobekhotep I. Sobekhotep II Sobekhotep III Sobekhotep IV Sobekhotep V Sobekhotep VI Sobekhotep VII Sobekhotep VIII Sobekhotep IX Sogdianus Soter Stephinates Tachos Taharqa Takelot I. Takelot II Takelot III Tanwetamani Taousert Tefnakht Teos Teti Thutmose I. Thutmose II Thutmose III Thutmose IV Thutmose Thutmose I. Thutmose II Thutmose III Thutmose IV Tiu Tutankhaten Tutankhamun Xerxes I Xerxes II Yakhouba Har-
Chronological order	Predynastic Period Period protodynastic Dynasty Zero Horus Serekh Horus Ny-Hor Horus Hat-Hor Horus Iry-Ro Horus Ka Horus Scorpion Period Thinite First dynasty Meni ( Menes ) Horus Narmer Horus Aha (Athothis, Atot, Teti) Horus Djer (kenkeni Horus Zer, It, Iti ITIT) Horus Ouadja (Ounphs Horus Wadjy , Iterty, Ita) Horus Den (Ousaphas Horus Oudimou) Horus Adjibi (Mibis, cowpea, Horus Enezib) Horus Smerkhet (Smepss, Semenpss, Semenptah) Horus Qa (Oubianths, Bienechs, Qaa Horus, Horus Kaa) Second Dynasty Hetepsekhemwy (Hetepsekhmoui, Hotep) Nebra (Nebra Reneb, Noubnfer) Ninette (Ninetfer, Binothris, Binthus) Ouneg (Ouadnes) Snedj (Send) Horus Sekhmeb (Tlas) Seth Peribit Sen ( Peribsen Nferkar ) Khsekhmem Khaskhemouy Djadjay Old Kingdom Third Dynasty Nebka ( Senakht ?) Senakht Djoser Sekhemkhet ( Msochris ) Khaba Nferkar Huni ( Nferkar ?) Fourth Dynasty Snefru Koufou ( Cheops ) Djedefre Kephren ( Chephren ) Menkaure ( Menkaure ) Chepseskaf Fifth Dynasty Userkaf Sahu Nferirfar Chepseskar Neferefre Niuserre Menkaouhor Djedkare-ized Unas Sixth Dynasty Teti Ouserkar Pepi I. Merenre I. Pepi II Merenre II Nitokris I re interim Seventh Dynasty Netjerkar (Netjerikar, Nferkar the Younger) Menkar Nferkar II Nferkar Neby (Nferkar III) Djedkare Shema (Djedkare II) Nferkar Khendou (Nferkar IV) Mrienhor Nferkamin (Menrenhor) Nferkamin Nykar (Nikara) Nferkar Tereru (Nferkar Tererou V) Nferkahor Eighth Dynasty Nferkar Pepiseneb Anu Nferkamin Qakar-Ibi Nferkaour Nferkaouhor Neferirkare II Skemkar Ouadjkar Ity Imhotep Hotep Khoui (Chou) Isou Iytenou Ninth Dynasty Mribr Khety I. Merikare Nferkar VII Khety II Khety III Khety IV Tenth Dynasty Khety V Khety VI Khety VII Merikare I. Eleventh dynasty Theban I. Mentuhotep ( Mentuhotep I. ) Antef I. Antef II Antef III Middle Kingdom Eleventh dynasty Theban Mentuhotep II ( Mentuhotep II ) Mentuhotep III ( Mentuhotep III ) Mentuhotep IV ( Mentuhotep IV ) Twelfth Dynasty Amenemhat I. Sesostris I. Amenemhat II Sesostris II Sesostris III Amenemhat III Amenemhat IV Nfrousbek Second Intermediate Period Thirteenth Dynasty Sobekhotep I. Sobekhotep II Sobekhotep III Sobekhotep IV Sobekhotep V Sobekhotep VI Sobekhotep VII Sobekhotep VIII Sobekhotep IX Fourteenth Dynasty Hyksos Antef IV Mentuhotep V Mentuhotep VI Amenemhat V Amenemhat VI Amenemhat VII XV Dynasty Hyksos Salatis Yakhouba Har- Khyan Apophis I. Khamudi Apophis II ? Sixteenth Dynasty Hyksos XVII th Dynasty Theban Antef V Rahotep Sobekemsaf II Djehuty Mentuhotep VII Nbiryaou I. Antef VII Snakhtenr Tao I. Sqnenr Tao II Kamose Ahmose (Ahmose, Ahmose before the reunification of Egypt) New Kingdom Eighteenth Dynasty Ahmose I. Amenhotep I (Amenophis Djserkar) Thutmose I. (akhprkar Thutmose) Tuthmosis II (Thutmose akheprenr) Hatshepsut (Hatshepsut Hatshepsut) Tuthmosis III (Thutmose Menkheperre) Amenhotep II (Amenophis akhprour) Thutmose IV (Menkhprour Thutmose) Amenhotep III (Amenophis Nebmaatre) Amenhotep IV (Amenophis Nferkhprour) then Akhenaten Nfernfrouaton ? Smenkhkare Tutankhaten then Tutankhamun A Horemheb Nineteenth dynasty Ramses I Seti I. Ramses II Merneptah Seti II Amenmes Siptah Taousert XX th Dynasty Setnakht Ramses III Ramses IV Ramesses V Ramses VI Ramses VII Ramesses VIII Ramesses IX Ramses X Ramses XI Herihor Third Intermediate Period Twenty-first Dynasty of Tanis Smendes Pinudjem I. (co-Pharaoh at Thebes) Amenemnesout Psusennes I. Amenemope Osorkon former Siamon Psusennes II XXII dynasty of Bubastis Shishak I. Osorkon I. Shishak II Takelot Osorkon II Takelot II Shishak III Pimay Shishak IV Dynasty of high priests of Amun at Thebes, parallel to the twenty-first and XXII Dynasties XXIII Dynasty of Tanis Petubastis I. Ioupout Shishak V Osorkon III Takelot III Roudamon Ioupout II Osorkon IV XXIV Dynasty of Tanis Tefnakht Bakenranef (Bocchoris) Late Period XXV dynasty Kushite Piankhy Shabaka (Shabaka) Shabataka (Chabataka) Taharqa Tanwetamani (Tantamana) XXVI Dynasty Saite Necho I. Psammetichus I. Necho II Psammetichus II Apries Amasis Psammetichus III XXVII dynasty Persia Cambyses II Smerdis (MAGI) Darius I Xerxes I Artaxerxes I. Xerxes II Sogdianus Darius II Artaxerxes II Dynasty XXVIII Amyrte Dynasty XXIX Nphrits Psammouthis Achoris Nphrits II XXX Dynasty Nectanebo I. Teos (Tachos) Nectanebo II XXXI Dynasty Persia Artaxerxes III Arses Darius III Alexander the Great Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy III Evergetes Ptolemy IV Philopator Ptolemy V Epiphanes Ptolemy VI Philometor Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator Ptolemy VIII Evergetes II Ptolemy IX Soter II Ptolemy X Alexander Ptolemy IX Soter II Ptolemy XI Alexander II Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Berenice IV Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Cleopatra VII Ptolemy XIII Dionysus Ptolemy XIV Philopator II Ptolemy XV Caesarion a href = "% C3% P A9riode_romaine_de_l% 27% C3% 89gypte" alt = "Roman Period of Egypt"> Roman Dynasty
See also kings of Napata kings of Meroe

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