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Amenhotep II |
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Amenhotep II(flourished 15th century BC) Egyptian pharaoh (r. 1514–1493 BC), son and successor of Ahmose I. Amenhotep extended Egyptian rule southward to the Third Cataract of the Nile while also maintaining rule in the northeast. He pioneered the transition away from pyramidal tombs to rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings in western Thebes. The royal mortuary temples were erected at the edge of the desert during his reign, though the location of his own tomb is unknown. |
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The non-Tut trove comes from the graves of pharaohs Amenhotep II,
Thutmose IV and from the graves of Tutankhamun's great
grandparents, Yuya and Tjuya, whose treasures are leaving Cairo for the
first time. ) will be showcased as well, including those of
pharaohs Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV and the rich, intact tomb of Yuya
and Tuyu, parents-in-law of Amenhotep III and great-grandparents of
Tutankhamun. The exhibit will also
contain artifacts from the tombs of Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV, and Yuya
and Tuyu, Tutankhamun's great-grandparents. |
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