Bonus Episode! Lesser-known and Completed Monuments of Amunhotep III.

By 1365 BCE, many of Amunhotep’s monuments were nearing completion. Some of these, though, have been forgotten – like the King’s elaborate contributions to the city of Memphis. In this episode, we try to reconstruct that temple – and see how the King glorified one of Egypt’s most important gods. Also, we take a tour of the grand Luxor Temple, exploring the shrines and structures of this magnificent site. Finally, we visit Malqata Palace once again – as Amunhotep expands it for the second time.

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Memphis (Hwt ka Ptah)

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The south-western portion of Ptah’s precinct (Markovic 2016).
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Artist’s visualisation of Memphis (Jean-Claude Golvin)

Malqata (Neb-ma’at-Re Aten tjehen)

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The North Palace of Malqata (adapted from Koltsida 2011).
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Artist’s visualisation of Malqata, centre-left, with the artificial lake Birket Habu (Jean-Claude Golvin).

Luxor Temple (Ipt swt)

All photos by Dominic Perry, 2019.

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Doorway of the central shrine (1 of 3).
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Amunhotep III before various manifestations of Amun.
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Amunhotep III before Amun-Min.
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Hall of the shrine sanctuary (originally roofed).
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The grand courtyard (solar court?).
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Columns of the grand courtyard.

Select Bibliography

Lanny Bell, “Luxor Temple and the Cult of the Royal Ka,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies (1985).

Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.

Anna Garnett, “‘The Like of Which Never Existed’: The Memphite Building Programme of Amenhotep III,” Current Research in Egyptology (2009).

Anna Koltsida, “The North Palace at Malkata,” Archiv für Orientforschung (2011).

Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.

Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, 1992.

David O’Connor and Eric Cline (eds.) Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 2001.

Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt, 2000.