Key contributors include Hatshepsut (obelisks and chapels), Thutmose III (Festival Hall), Amenhotep III, Seti I and Ramesses II (the famous Hypostyle Hall with 134 columns), and later rulers.
The queen of Amenhotep III
Although her identity has been concealed in your Bible, Tiye became the queen of Amenhotep III.
This chapter focuses extensively on Queen Tiy as the beloved consort of Amenhotep III.
Tiy married Amenhotep III out of mutual love around age sixteen, and their union was marked by devotion.
During Amenhotep III's reign and into her son Akhenaton's early rule, Tiy held influence akin to a co-ruler, participating in public ceremonies and foreign affairs, as evidenced by the Tell-el-Amarna letters.
This section notes a "new strain of Negro blood" entering the royal line through Queen Mutemua (Amenhotep III's mother, not his wife), leading to Amenhotep III's birth around 1420 B.C.
Amenôphthis (Amenhotep): Likely Amenhotep III or Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten).
Amenhotep III is famous for his building projects, while Akhenaten introduced significant religious reforms.
Quartzite stones above Amenhotep III’s tomb, each weighing 110 metric tons.
The earliest examples date to the reign of Amenhotep III, and from then until the end of dynastic Egyptian history, few people were buried without one placed within the mummy wrappings, usually on the upper torso.