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THE NEW KINGDOM: Egypt as Empire. The West Bank of the river Nile (near Luxor) was the domain of the deceased and it is dominated by mortuary temples and hundreds of tombs. Hatshepsut, Pharaoh c. 1470 bce Consort Senmut & daughter Neferure. Tutmosis III vs Hatshepsut.
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THE NEW KINGDOM: Egypt as Empire
The West Bank of the river Nile (near Luxor) was the domain of the deceased and it is dominated by mortuary temples and hundreds of tombs
Hatshepsut, Pharaoh c. 1470 bce Consort Senmut & daughter Neferure
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut c. 1470 bce Senmut, architect
Luxor Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu Pylon gate Hypostyle hall Amenhotep & Ramses, 18th & 19th dynasties
Pylon Peristyle Courtyard Colonnade Hypostyle Hall
Luxor Pylon Gate Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu Ramses II
Luxor Pylon Gate Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu Ramses II
Luxor Pylon Gate Obelisk
Pylon, Karnak Obelisk, Karnak
Amarna Period c. 1352 Amenhotep IV = Akenhaten & Nefertiti
Sun Temple at Amarna Sun Temple at Amarna to Aten
"Come yourself, or send your son, and you will see the king at whose sight all lands live."--Akhenaten to Aziru, c1337 BC (Amarna tablet 162) Diplomatic letters (on clay) between King of Egypt (Amenhotep III & IV – Akenaten) & rulers of the Near East
Daughters of Akenhaten & Nefertiti
Discovery of Tutankhamen's Tomb 1925 Howard Carter
Tutankaten= Tutankhamen c. 1330’s bce