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I'm
Rob Salzman of
4130 SW 117th Ave # 415 Beaverton, OR,
97005 USA.
Welcome to e-familytree.net. E-familytree.net is my personal genealogy hobby site.
The data contained here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Some small
part of it is my original research, but most of it has been shared with me.
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Other Spouses: Tiy Of Egypt
Father: Thutmose Iv Of Egypt Pharaoh Of Egypt
Mother: Mutemwiya
WIFE
Name: Dadukhipa Of Mitanni
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN
NOTES
1). Amenhotep III, king of Egypt 1386 1349 BC , of th e 1 8 t h D ynasty, builder of extensive architectural work s, i nc lu din g portions of the temple of Luxor and the so call e d Col oss i of Memnon. His reign was one of peace a nd pro sp erity , whe n Egyptian power was at its height. A menhote p s diplo mati c correspondence is preserved in th e Amarn a Le tters , a coll ection of some 400 clay tablet s found i n Tal l al Amarina h in 1887. Akhenaton, Egypt s great re ligiou s refor mer, wa s his son. Amenhotep III , Microsof t R En carta R 98 Ency clopedia. c 1993 19 97 Microsof t Corpora tion. Al l rights r eserved. The ninth ki ng of th e 18th dyna sty was th e son of Thu tmose IV and Qu een Mutem wiya. He mar ried Tiy, d aughte r of Yuya, who wa s a chancel lor of the no rth and w a s a priest of Hermonth is and Amon . Egypt was enj oyin g a pea ceful time during A menhotep s r eign, thus allow i ng him to c oncentrate on mo re artistic r enewals. He marr i ed daughter s of foreign ki ngs, includin g a Mitanni pri nces s and one fr om Babylon . This solidifie d his interna tiona l standings. Du ring hi s reign he enlarg ed many tem ples. H e built Malkata o n th e western shore o f Thebes , south of M edinet Habu. Thi s c omplex was a minia ture c ity with office s, houses, chamb e rs, chapels and apa rtme nts. Close to Malk ata he buil t a lak e for his queen . Ne xt to the lake he bui lt a pala ce for hi s harem an d a pa lace for Queen Tiy. He b uilt th e famous Col ossi o f Memn on and is accredited with b uildi ng the Temple o f Lu xor . Amenhotep spent years improvi n g Karnak, by addin g te m ples and a row of sphinxes that l i nked it to the tem p l e of Amon at Luxor. Amenhotep die d i n his mid fifties . H i s heir was the infamous Akhenate n. So urce www.tour egypt .co mAmenhotep III, king of Egyp t 1386 1349 BC , o f the 1 8th D ynasty, builderof extensi ve archit e ctura l works, in cludin g portions of the templ e ofLuxor a nd t he so calle d Coloss i of Memnon. H is reig n was one o f p eace andprosp erity, whe n Egyptian power wa s at its hei g ht. Amenhotep s d iplomatic correspondence i s preserve d i n the Amarna Le tters, a collec tion of some4 00 clay t abl et s found in Tal l al Amarinah i n 1887. Akh enaton , Egypt sgr eat religiou s reformer, was hi s s on. Amenh otep III, Mic rosoft R E ncarta R 98 Encyclo pedia . c 1993 1997Microso ft Corpora tion . All rights rese rv ed . The ninth ki ng of th e 18th dynasty was th e s o n of Thutmose IV and Quee nMutemw iya. He marrie d Ti y, d augh ter of Yuya, who was a c hancel lor of thenorth a nd wa s a pri est of Hermonthis a n d Amon . Egypt was enjo ying a peaceful t ime during Amenhot eps rei gn, thus allow ing hi m to conc entr ateon more artist ic ren ewals. He ma rried d aughters of forei gn kings, includi n g a Mitann i p rinces s and one from Babylon . This solidif i ed hisin ternationa l standings. During his re ign h e enla rg ed ma ny temples . Hebuilt Malkata on the weste rn shore o f T he bes, sout h of Medinet Hab u. Thiscomplex wa s a minia tu r e city wit h offices, houses, chambers, chapel s andapa r tmen ts. Cl o se to Malkata he built a lake for hi s quee n . Nex t to the lake he built a palace for his har e m a n d a palac e for Q ueen Tiy. He builtthe famous Colo ssi of M e mnon an d is ac credited with bui lding the Temp leof Luxor . A menhot ep sp ent years improving Karnak, b y adding templ es an d a r o w of sphinxes that linked it t o the temple o f Amo n a t Lu xor. Amenhotepdied in his mi d fifties . His h ei r was th e i nfamous Akhenaten. Source www.touregypt.com !DEATH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged
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