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Amenhotep III (Nebmaatre) in Tour Egypt

AMENHOTEP III, THE NINTH KING OF EGYPT\'S 18TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN - We believe that Amenhotep III ruled for almost 40 years during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt\'s history that represented one of its most prosperous and stable periods. We must grant to Amenhotep III\'s grandfather, Tuthmosis III, who is sometimes referred to as the Napoleon of anc...

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Ay (Kheperkheperure) in Tour Egypt

AY, SUCCESSOR TO TUTANKHAMUN The 18th dynasty is one of the most interesting periods in Egypt's history, having such notable kings as Akhenaten, the heretic king, and such well known kings as Tutankhamun. Ay, who was probably an old man (at least 70) when he inherited the thrown from Tutankhamun, apparently inherited the thrown by marrying Tuta...

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Ramesses II (Usermaatresetepenre)

(USERMAATRESETEPENRE) 1279-1213 B.C. 19TH DYNASTY The son of Seti I and Queen Tuya was the third king of the 19th Dynasty. Called Ramesses the Great, he lived to be 96 years old, had 200 wives and concubines, 96 sons and 60 daughters. One son, Prince Khaemwese, was a high priest of Ptah, governor of Memphis, and was in charge of the restoration...

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Siptah (Akhenresetepenre) in Tour Egypt

KING SIPTAH AND HIS TOMB IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS by Mark Andrews King Siptah Siptah (mer-en-ptah), who's name means "Son of Ptah, Beloved of Ptah, was the son of Seti II and Queen Tiaa. This throne name was Akh-en-re Setep-en-re, meaning Beautiful for Re, Chosen by Re. Apparently he was not very chosen, for he suffered the deformity of a clu...

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Amenhotep III in Wikipedia

Amenhotep III (sometimes read as Amenophis III; Egyptian *ˀAmāna-Ḥātpa; 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[4] after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep III was the son of Thutmose by Mute...

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Ay in Wikipedia

Ay was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period (probably 1323–1319 BCE[1] or 1327–1323 BCE, depending on which chronology is followed), although he was a close advisor to two and perhaps three of the pharaohs who ruled before him and was the power behind the throne durin...

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Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten in Tour Egypt

Amenhotep IV-better known as Akhenaten, the new name he took early on in his reign-ushered in a revolutionary period in Egyptian history. The Amarna Interlude, as it is often called, saw the removal of the seat of government to a short-lived new capital city, Akhetaten (modern el-Amarna), the introduction of a new art style, and the elevation of...

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Horemheb in Wikipedia

Horemheb (sometimes spelled Horemhab or Haremhab and meaning Horus is in Jubilation) was the last Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty from 1319 BC to late 1292 BC[1], although he was not related to the preceding royal family and is believed to have been of common birth. Before he became pharaoh, Horemheb was the commander in chief of the army under the re...

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Ramesses II in Wikipedia

Ramesses II (reigned 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE - also known as Ramesses the Great and alternatively transcribed as Ramses and Rameses *Riʕmīsisu; also known as Ozymandias in the Greek sources, from a transliteration into Greek of a part of Ramesses' throne name, User- maat-re Setep-en-re)[5] was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He ...

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Siptah in Wikipedia

Akhenre Setepenre Siptah or Merneptah Siptah was the penultimate ruler of the 19th Dynasty and the son of an obscure Queen named Sutailja, of Asiatic origin. His father's identity is currently unknown. Both Seti II and Amenmesse have been suggested. He was not the crown prince, but succeeded to the throne as a child after the death of Seti II. Hi...

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