Amenhotep III

Pharaoh of Egypt Reign 1391–1353 or 1388–1351 BC, 18th Dynasty Predecessor Thutmose IV Successor Akhenaten Royal titulary[show] Consort(s) Tiye, Gilukhepa, Tadukhepa Children Akhenaten, Prince Thutmose, Sitamun, Iset, Henuttaneb, Nebetah, Smenkhkare (?), Beketaten Father Thutmose IV Mother Mutemwiya Died 1353 BC or 1351 BC Burial WV22 Monuments Malkata, Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, Colossi of Memnon Amenhotep III (sometimes read as Amenophis III; meaning Amun is Satisfied) was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep III was the son of Thutmose by Mutemwia, wife of Amenhotep's father. His lengthy reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendour, when Egypt reached the peak of her artistic and international power. When he died (probably in the 39th year of his reign), his son reigned as Amenhotep IV, later changing his royal name to Akhenaten. Collection: African Heritage Museum Dr. George Bennett