106b: Last Monuments (Bonus)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Bonus Episode! Lesser-known Monuments of Amunhotep III.

By the last years of his reign, c.1365 BCE, King Amunhotep had dozens of important monuments going up throughout Egypt and Nubia. But some of these have been overlooked. In this bonus episode, we explore some of the King's lesser-known structures. We also take a guided tour of Luxor Temple, now almost finished...

• Time period: c.1365 BCE (year 35).
• King: Amunhotep III (Neb-ma'at-Re).
• Notable sites: Memphis (Hwt-ka-Ptah), Thebes (Waset), Malqata (Nebmaatre-Aten-Tjehen).
• Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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• Music by Keith Zizza keithzizza.com

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.

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