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Amenhotep III
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Amenhotep III scarab of the 18th dynasty Colossi of Memnon Colossi of Memnon marriage scarab
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Amenhotep III: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Academia - ‘Amenhotep III, Mycenae, and the Laurion' (PDF). Dec 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - Amenhotep III (Amenhotep Heqawaset). Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: UMass Lowell - Amenhotep III and Amarna: Some New Consideration. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Amenhotep III, the Man and his Monuments: Sparkling Glories of the Magnificent One – Part I. Apr 29, 2024
Updated styling of reign dates. Mar 20, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Egypt Online - Amenhotep III. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Biography of Amenhotep III. Jan 26, 2023
Replaced photograph. Aug 26, 2015
Article revised and updated. Oct 23, 2008
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Amenhotep III.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Apr 23, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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