Amenhotep III

Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (~1391-1353 BCE). Reign of monumental scale; the Colossi of Memnon and Luxor Temple. Birth Cycle at Luxor Temple parallels the Hatshepsut iconographic program. Father of Akhenaten.

Parentage

• Amun
• Mutemwiya

Children

• Akhenaten
• Sitamun

Domains

• kingship pharaonic
• monumental building

Powers

• kingship egyptian conferral
• monumental construction

Epithets

• 𓇳𓎟𓇶

Relations

• father of: Akhenaten
• father of: Sitamun
• spouse: Sitamun
• spouse: Tiye
• interpretatio: Memnon

Sources

• Luxor Temple inscriptions
• Amarna Letters
• Amenhotep III Birth Cycle, Luxor Temple