The largest duo ever sculpted
A group statue of King Amenhotep III and his wife, Queen Tiye
My father is King Akhenaten and my grandfathers are King Tutankhamun
Made of limestone, it dates back to the New Kingdom and the Eighteenth Dynasty
Amenhotep III (sometimes written Amenophis III) was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, and one of the greatest rulers of Egypt in history. He ruled Egypt in the period between (1391 BC - 1353 BC) or (1388 BC - 1351 BC)
In the early years of his reign, Amenhotep III was interested in sports, especially hunting and hunting, as he was a great hunter. A scarab was found for him, recording that he captured a hundred wild bulls in a royal hunting trip that lasted two days. Another scarab he issued in the tenth year stated that since his accession to the throne, he had killed 102 lions. On fishing trips. He showed little interest in military operations, as Amenhotep III faced some unrest in the fifth year of his rule in the country of Kush (Nubia), but the fighting was taking place with a small group of rebels. After he defeated them, he expanded his kingdom until he reached the Fourth Cataract. A memorial to this campaign was written near the rocks of Konosu Island in Nubia. His campaign against Nubia was also described on a Semna plaque, which is now in the British Museum.
Tiye, or Tia, or Ti, is an ancient Egyptian non-ruling queen or king's wife who lived during the Eighteenth Dynasty. She was the daughter of Yuya, her husband's advisor, the king. Before her marriage to Pharaoh, Tjuyu was the singer of the goddess Hathor and the head of ceremonies for both the gods Min and Amun. She became the great royal wife of King Amenhotep III, and gave birth to Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), and thus she is the grandmother of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Her mummy was identified among the mummies found in the tomb of King Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. It was revealed that she was the mummy, nicknamed “The Great Lady,” in 2010.
It is displayed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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