Amenhotep II: Did you mean...?

Search

Did you mean: Amenhotep III?

Search Results

Horemheb
Definition

Horemheb

Horemheb (reigned 1320-1292 BCE) was the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He is also known as Dejserkheprure and Horemhab. His name means, “Horus is in Festival” and he came from the lower classes of Egypt, worked himself...
Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Image

Pharaoh Amenhotep III

This is a quartzite head of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III; the king wears the red crown of Lower Egypt. This style is very typical of the sculpture of Amenhotep III, especially in the depiction of the eyes. It also foreshadows...
Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III
Image

Amarna Letter from Burna-Buriash II to Amenhotep III

This is one of the Amarna letters. In this clay tablet, the Kassite king Burna-Buriash II (in Babylon, Mesopotamia) corresponds with the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III, asking him to send more gold...
Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye
Image

Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye

This limestone tomb relief came from the Tomb of Kheruef (TT192) at Western Thebes (in modern-day El-Assasif), Egypt. These two girls are daughters of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c. 1386-1353 BCE) and...
Tutankhamun
Definition

Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun (also known as Tutankhamen and `King Tut', r. c.1336-c.1327 BCE) is the most famous and instantly recognizable Pharaoh in the modern world. His golden sarcophagus is now a symbol almost synonymous with Egypt. His name...
God's Wife of Amun
Definition

God's Wife of Amun

The position of God's Wife of Amun was one of the most politically powerful and spiritually significant in later Egyptian history. Elevated from a figurehead in the New Kingdom (c.1570-1069 BCE), the God's Wife of Amun would...
Amenhotep-user & Ta-net-wadj
Image

Amenhotep-user & Ta-net-wadj

Seated statue of Amenhotep-user (the doorkeeper of Amun) and his wife, Ta-net-wadj. Their daughter and son are depicted on the lower part, flanking them. Quartzite. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II, 1428-1397...
Colossal Statue of Amenhotep IV
Image

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep IV

Colossal sandstone statue of Amenhotep IV, known as Akhenaten from the 5th year of his reign. Karnak, Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty.
Amenhotep IV at His Jubilee
Image

Amenhotep IV at His Jubilee

This fragment of a relief depicts the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV (r. 1353-1336 BCE later known as Akhenaten) at his Jubilee. He stands below the rays of god Aten and wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Painted sandstone...
Temple Relief of Amenhotep IV
Image

Temple Relief of Amenhotep IV

On the right, the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV (r. 1353-1336 BCE later known as Akhenaten) raises his right arm and wears the blue crown of Egypt. Beside the right shoulder, his prenomen cartouche of "Neferkheperure"...
Support Us Remove Ads