He is also known as Nebma’atre, Amenophis III, Amunhotep II, and Amana-Hatpa, all of which relate to the concept of the god Amun being satisfied or, as in the case of Nebma’atre, with the ideal of satisfied balance, ma'at. He was the son of the pharaoh Tuthmosis IV and his lesser wife Mutemwiya, husband of Queen Tiye, father of Akhenaten, and grandfather of Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun. His greatest contribution to Egyptian culture was in maintaining peace and prosperity, which enabled him to devote his time to the arts. Many of the most impressive structures of ancient Egypt were built under his reign and, through military campaigns, he not only strengthened the borders of his land but expanded them. He ruled Egypt with Tiye for 38 years until his death and was succeeded by Amenhotep IV, later known as Akhenaten.
Various sculpture painting and skull of AMENHOTEP III. ________________________________________
Of his sarcophagus, only the 3 metre long red granite lid remains. This had been broken into two large and several small pieces which were found in the burial chamber. It is not known if the main part of the sarcophagus was also of red granite or of a contrasting quartzite, like that of Tutankhamun.
Mummy and inner coffin of Amenhotep III Following plunderings of the necropolis, the priests of Amon, in 21st Dynasty, moved the mummy (along with others) to the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35) and was later discovered by Loret in 1898. The mummy was badly damaged, and the head had even been broken off, although the internal sarcophagus in wood remained in a decent state. A docket, available at the Theban Royal Mummy Project on the shroud and its retaining bands clearly identifies the mummy as that of Amenhotep III. Much confusion was caused during the removal of the mummies to the cache in KV35. The lid of the coffin containing Amenhotep III's mummy originally belonged to Sety II, whilst the coffin box had originally belonged to Ramesses III. [NB: currently the identification of several royal mummies has been placed in doubt, one of which is that of Amenhotep III].
A fragment of Amenhotep's calcite canopic chest was found in the burial chamber. None of the items recovered from KV22 were found intact, but from the fragments found by early explorers and the more recent Japanese team, it would appear that Amenhotep III must have been buried with a range of goods similar to those found in Tutankhamun's tomb (KV62). As already stated, it is doubtful as to whether either of his wives, Tiy or Sitamon, were buried in KV22, But it is reasonably certain that Amenhotep III was. Of the sections of the tomb removed by those modern day vandals, three exist in the Louvre Museum. The actual locations from which they were removed is currently uncertain, but they are shown below. In passing, note the typical stylistic character of the reign of Amenhotep III : the eyes open in a large almond shaped form, and highly raised at the ear end.
Amenhotep's mother was Mutemwiya, a "minor" wife of Thutmose IV, and the mother of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. I do't think there is a mummy available
Mutemwiya is not attested during the reign of her husband Thutmose IV. She would have been overshadowed at court by the chief queens Nefertari, and later Iaret. Mutemwiya is only shown on the monuments of her son Amenhotep III.
While she occasionally was identified by some researchers as a daughter of King Artatama I of Mitanni, no evidence proves that she is the same person, and nothing about her own background is known
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Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
This colossal statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye is a group statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III, his Royal Wife Tiye, and three of their daughters. It is the largest known Ancient Egyptian family group ever carved. The almond-shaped eyes and arched eyebrows of the figures are of typical late 18th dynasty style.
This is a heritage of native Africans, in the hand of Arabs and European
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] He is also known as Nebma’atre, Amenophis III, Amunhotep II, and Amana-Hatpa, all of which relate
^^^^ the moment I was like he looks like DAVIDO the singer from Nigeria..
David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known as Davido, is an American- Nigerian singer, songwriter, contemporary artist, and a record producer. He is one of the biggest and most influential artist in Africa
