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Amenhotep III

Also known as: Amenophis III

Presided over an era of unprecedented prosperity; his reign is associated with a great flowering of art and architecture.

Reign

1390 BC–1352 BC

1390 BC – 1352 BC

Dynasty

Eighteenth Dynasty

Period

New Kingdom

c. 1550 BC – 1070 BC

Alternate Names

Amenophis III

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

Prenomen (Throne Name)
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nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ"Lord of Truth Is Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)
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jmn-ḥtp"Amun Is Satisfied"
Horus Name
Horus
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kꜢ-nḫt-ḫꜤꞽ-m-mꜣꜤt"Strong Bull, Appearing in Truth"
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
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ḥꜤꞽ-m-ḥb-sd-mꞽ-tꜢ-ṯnn"Appearing in the Sed Festival Like Tatenen"
Golden Horus Name
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ḏsr-ḫꜤw-sḫm"Exalted of Appearances, Powerful"

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