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Abstract
Amenhotep III was the son of Thutmose IV and Mutemwia. The Name of Amenhotep III is Neb maat ra (the Possessor of the Maat of Ra). Amenhotep III was the ninth mem¬ber of the eighteenth dynasty. According Kozloff, Amenhotep III had grown up near Memphis, Egypt’s traditional capital. Amenhotep III was not yet a teenager when he ascended Tuthmosis IV’s throne around 1391 BC.
The Ten-year reign of Thutmose IV marked a turning point in the history of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The military campaigns in western Asia, characterizing the reigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II, were over. Thutmose IV cemented a treaty with the kingdom of Mitanni (in northern Mesopotamia), Egypt’s principal rival in the Near East, by marrying a daugh¬ter of its ruler, Artatama I. The two nations remained friends throughout the reign of Amenhotep III until in the Amarna period Amenhotep Ill’s mother, Mutemwia, was a minor wife of Thutmose IV, not his chief queen.
At the time of Tuthmosis IV’s death, Thebes had a few structures on the east bank of the Nile to the north such as a temple to Amon at Karnak, and on the west bank some royal mortuary temples, of which Queen Hatshepsut’s temple which was the most visible from across the river.
However, by the time Amenhotep, Thebes numbered among the grandest cities in Egypt, perhaps surpassing Memphis. During these thirty-eight years some of the previous structures at Karnak Temple along its traditional axis perpendicular to the river were torn down and rebuilt as a pylon gateway, and an additional pylon was constructed toward the south.
More temples in the Karnak were added such as those for Amon in the North Karnak, and embellishments to a temple for Amon-Ra’s wife Mut were either started or tremendously enlarged from previous foundations.
Another temple to the god Amon was built at the southern end of Luxor temple, its axis paralleling the river and joined to Karnak by processional way.
The west bank received the king’s own vast mortuary temple, its eastern gates guarded by the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic seated statues of Amenhotep III, carved from quartzite, each weighing 720 tons.These huge works were cut from the quarry near Cairo 750 kilometers away and set upon high pedestals.
The present thesis (The monuments of King Amenhotep III in Thebes in the Light of the Recent Discoveries) is divided into Four chapters; The First chapter deals with a historical background about Amenhotep III discussing some important pointes such as the King’s Names, his royal family, his military activities, the idea of his divinity, the Sed Festivaland the Internal Policy during his period.
The Second Chapter deals with the monuments of Amenhotep III on the East Bank of Thebes, including his buildings in Luxor temple and his buildings in the temples of Amon, Mut and Montu at Karnak.
The Third Chapter deals with the monuments of King Amenhotep III on the West Bank of Thebes including the Temple and the Palace of Malqata, his building at Kom EL-’Abd and Kom el Samak and the tomb of king Amenhotep III in the Valley of the kings.
The Fourth Chapter deals with the Mortuary Temple in (Kom el Hettan) with its Recent Discovers. The conclusion sums up the important results of the thesis. The bibliography has all the references that were used by the researcher in this thesis.