Death of the Pharaohs in the New Kingdom
Amenhotep III After the reign years, worship of the gods and the reign, the events of the birth of the gods Hatshepsut and Amenhotep III with the text of the papyrus, the paternity and birth of the gods, the patterns of succession, both regular and irregular, including the murders of Amenemhat I and Ramses III, regarding the royal succession, some of the implications of the events described by Hatshepsut and Ramses II for the necessity of nominating an heir, as well as the clear legal implications of the burial, the status of the pharaoh, the purification of the body, food, clothing, and the official, ritual, sporting, and recreational activities that are still debated, regarding the mechanisms of succession to the throne, both literary and archaeological sources.
Memorial Temple of Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III, his wife, and at least two sons. The first son died and Amenhotep IV succeeded him. He reigned from 1398 to 1338 BC. Tiye, also known as Tiye, the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, was the mother of Pharaoh Akhenaten. After Amenhotep IV ascended the throne, statues, inscriptions, and letters show that Amenhotep III and Tiye were equal partners throughout Amenhotep III's life. Akhenaten's attempt to balance Egypt by accepting or marrying during the New Kingdom.
Tomb of King Amenhotep III / Thebes
Basic bas-relief of King Amenhotep III, ca. 1360 BC, father of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten : Neues Museum, Berlin
More than 250 statues, a series of portraits covering the entire period of Amenhotep III. Amenhotep III built a mortuary temple at Karnak, near the Nile, which is now in ruins. There is a hieroglyphic text, a falcon representing Horus, "a magnificent monument to magnify his strength" and a golden Horus. The text "He who has enlarged the temple of his eternity" Amenhotep III's inscriptions begin to appear in place-names in mainland Greece with the Assyrian, Mitanni, Babylonian rulers.
Tomb of Kheruef TT 192 / Amenhotep III's First Wife
An intricate carving from the tomb of Kheruef, the royal clerk who looked after Tiye, Amenhotep III's wife, during the last years of Amenhotep III and the beginning of Akhenaten's reign.
The rule of the New Kingdom, including the monogamous royal women and harems, Amenhotep III, Ramses II and Ramses III, who had polygamous wives in the same period, along with the often-cited prohibition against marrying commoners during the New Kingdom and attempts to prevent them from ascending to the throne. The texts and presentations of Third Intermediate Period elements, including Memphis, Thebes, Amarna and Cantiere, on pharaonic tombs and death rituals, provide an overview of the development of tombs in the Third Intermediate Period. There are mentions of funeral rites and tomb decoration from the earliest to the late periods, and brief descriptions found in tombs about the fate of the soul after death, and how they differ from the common personages seen in pyramid texts and pharaonic archetypes. Similar to the Ptolemaic and Roman emperors, it is more of a historical narrative than an attempt to find answers about the identity of the pharaoh, expanding on the main texts and health and life and the rise to pharaonic rule.
Cleopatra VII / Temple of Hathor, Egypt
A sculpture of Cleopatra VII at the back of the outer temple and her son, Ptolemy XV Philopator.
The Battle of Actium of Cleopatra VII of the circumstances leading to the death of Cleopatra VII. Key moments in Egyptian history. These events The character of Cleopatra VII is the most representative of the pharaoh and queen. The complex of Psusennes II and Shoshenq I for 8 years tells the sequence of the chronological period between the 20th and 21st dynasties, dealing with the pharaohs from the earliest to the late period, with funeral rites and tomb decoration. Although the various funeral rites found in royal tombs are briefly mentioned and described throughout the period, there is no consideration of the fate of the royal soul after death and its differences from ordinary pharaohs. Although it is accepted as a complete summary, some of Hatshepsut's ideas are clearly seen. He died of cancer, diabetes and obesity. The main reasons for the identification of the mummy include King Psusennes I, who also suffered from severe arthritis. The detailed chronology may have some discrepancies between the summary in the main text and the omissions accepted by the pharaohs during the New Kingdom.
