Amenhotep the third biography of william hill

          Frontmatter · Contents · Acknowledgments · Introduction · PROLOGUE The Birthplace of Amenhotep III · 1 An Heir Unapparent · 2 The Making of an Heir....

          After extensive investigation of the skeletal remains from Tomb 55 (CG ) and reconstruction of the skull the author and Fawzia Hussein determined this.

        1. Amenhotep III ruled Egypt for 38 years during a period of great prosperity.
        2. Frontmatter · Contents · Acknowledgments · Introduction · PROLOGUE The Birthplace of Amenhotep III · 1 An Heir Unapparent · 2 The Making of an Heir.
        3. Amenhotep called Huy, son of Hapu and lady Itu was born into a modest family during the reign of Thutmosis the third in Athribis.
        4. This book follows the life story of Amenhotep III, one of the most important rulers of ancient Egypt, from his birth and into the afterlife.

          5. Amenhotep III

          Ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

          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, after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep was Thutmose's son by a minor wife, Mutemwiya.

          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 Akhena