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105: The Sun King

105: The Sun King

The History of Egypt Podcast

January 23, 201930m 11s

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Show Notes

Amunhotep III (Part 12): Pharaoh as a God. By 1366 BCE, Amunhotep III was ready to celebrate a second sed-festival. However, the King's pretensions had begun to reach celestial heights - in regnal year 34 he appeared to be an equal to the gods themselves...


Select bibliography:

  • Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
  • Michela Schiff Giorgini (et al.), Soleb, (multiple volumes), 2002-2003.
  • Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.
  • Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, 1992.
  • David O’Connor and Eric Cline (eds.) Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 2001.

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