Amenhotep III
The name of Amenhotep can be interpreted as "Amen is pleased" or
"Amen is in Peace". In Greek, his name was called Amenophis or Amenofis.
With his Chief Queen Tiye, the pharaoh fathered two sons: Thutmose, who predeceased his father and his second son Akhenaten, who succeeded him to the throne.
Amenhotep III has the distinction of having the most surviving statues of any Egyptian pharaoh. Over 250 statues of the king have been discovered. Since these statues cover his entire life, they provide the most complete portraiture over time of any ancient Egyptian ruler.
He appears to have been crowned while still a child, the son of Thutmose IV, perhaps between the ages of 6 and 12. His lengthy reign was a period of great peace, prosperity, and artistic splendor, when Egypt reached the very heights of artistic and international power. He celebrated three Jubilee Festivals in his Year 30, Year 34 and Year 37.
