Archaeologists discovered two limestone giant sphinxes in the excavation of the temple of Amenhotep III. This man ruled Ancient Egypt around 3,300 years ago, and was also the grandfather to Tutankhamun.
In the statues, the pharaoh is shown wearing a large necklace and a crown-shaped headdress made of mongoose.
Further analysis revealed that the script “the beloved of Amun Re” was found in one of Amun’s chests.
Horig Sorosian led an Egyptian-German archaeological team that found massive statues in the water of the funerary structure. It was also known as “Temple of Millions of Years” according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Luxor is home to both the Valley of Kings and the oldest Egyptian sites.
Archaeologists discovered two giant limestone sphinxes while excavating Amenhotep III’s temple. This man ruled Ancient Egypt around 3,300 years ago. He was also the grandfather to Tutankhamun. They depict the pharaoh in a large necklace, with his royal crown and headdress.
In addition to the 26-foot-long, nearly intact sphinxes discovered by the team, three statues of Sekhmet (the lion-like Sun god Ra defender) and the remains a great, pillared hall were also found.
You can also see the wall decorations throughout the hall, which are filled with symbolic and ritual scenes.
Horosian emphasised the importance of Horosian’s discovery. Two sphinxes confirmed the existence of the first part of the procession road, where were the Beautiful Valley Festival celebrations held each year.
The annual celebration was meant to be a way for loved ones to come together and share gifts. It was held only in Thebes.
Further analysis revealed that the script “the beloved Amun-Re” was found across one of Amun’s chests. This second sphinx appears to have survived thousands of years.
The team discovered three 26-foot-long statues of Sekhmet, a lion-like protector of Sun god Ra, and parts of an enormous pillared hall.
King Amenhotep III was the grandfather of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun and ruled in the 14th century BC at the height of Egypt’s New Kingdom and presided over a vast empire stretching from Nubia in the south to Syria in the north.
With his mother serving as his regent, the ruler of 18th dynasty became king at 12 and ruled Egypt for between 1386-1349 BC.
Amenhotep IV chose the daughter a provincial official for his wife. Queen Tiy accompanied him throughout his reign.
Amenhotep IV was born in 1354 BC. He was the father of King Tut and his son Amenhotep IV.
Tut ruled approximately nine years and began his reign around age eighteen.
Experts believe that the health problems of the young king, who was the brother and sister to his parents, led to his premature death.
The importance of archaeologists’ discovery was highlighted by Archaeologists. These two sphinxes prove the existence of the start of the procession route where celebrations for the Beautiful Valley Festival took place every year. Pictured is another statue of the goddess Sekhmet.
King Amenhotep III (left) was the grandfather of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun (right) and ruled in the 14th century BC at the height of Egypt’s New Kingdom and presided over a vast empire stretching from Nubia in the south to Syria in the north.
Horig Sorosian of Egypt-German Archaeological Team found the massive statues submerged under water in the funerary building known as “Temple of Millions of Years”.
Although Amenhotep III might have died thousands of years ago on Earth, archaeologists continue to uncover remnants from his history, the most extravagant being that of the “lost golden city”.
In April 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of a 3,500-year-old city in Luxor, which they said is the largest ancient city ever to be discovered in Egypt.
It was built by Amenhotep III and later used by King Tutankhamun.
Luxor, a city of some 500,000 people on the banks of the Nile in southern Egypt, is an open-air museum of intricate temples and pharaonic tombs.
Excavations at the site uncovered bakeries, workshops and burials of animals and humans, along with jewelry, pots and mud bricks bearing seals of Amenhotep III.
The team initially set out to discover Tutankhamun’s Mortuary Temple, where the young king was mummified and received status rites, but they stumbled upon something far greater.
Betsy Brian, Professor of Egyptology at John Hopkins University in Baltimore USA, said ‘The discovery of this lost city is the second most important archeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun’.
Amenhotep III may have left the Earth thousands of years ago, but archaeologists are still uncovering remnants of his past, with the most lavish being the ‘lost golden city.’ Archaeologists reported in April 2021 that they had discovered Luxor’s 3,500-year old city. They claimed it was the most ancient Egyptian city.
Luxor is known for having the Valley of Kings and its oldest, most ancient Egyptian sites. The area used to be called “Great Necropolis for Millions of years of Pharaoh”, as it was home to many mummies and huge structures.
‘The discovery of the Lost City, not only will give us a rare glimpse into the life of the Ancient Egyptians at the time where the Empire was at his wealthiest but will help us shed light on one of history’s greatest mystery: why did Akhenaten & Nefertiti decide to move to Amarna.’
This city is situated between Rameses III’s Medinet Habu Temple and Amenhotep III of Memnon Temple.
Archaeologists began excavating in September 2020, and found mud brick structures within just weeks.
Further digging revealed the location of an impressive, preserved city, with walls nearly complete and rooms full of tools used once by the inhabitants.
WHO WAS KING TUTANKHAMUN, AND WHAT WAS HIS TOMB DISCOVERED.
Tutankhamun’s face was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC. His famous funeral mask made of gold is right
Tutankhamun (Egyptian pharaoh, 18th dynasty) ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC.
At the age of nine-ten, he was named Akhenaten’s son and ascended to the throne.
He married Ankhesenpaaten, his half-sister when he was crowned king.
He was 18 when he died. His cause of Death is not yet known.
Howard Carter was an English archaeologist, Egyptologist, and Lord Carnarvon George Herbert who oversaw excavations at the Valley of the Kings in 1907.
Carter’s group discovered the steps to Tutankhamun’s grave on 4/11/1922.
After spending several months cataloguing and examining the antechamber, he opened the burial chamber to find the sarcophagus.
The media frenzy after Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922, while Howard Carter was archaeologist, was unimaginable.
Carter and his crew spent 10 years clearing the tomb of its treasure due to the many objects it contained.
Because his tomb was filled with the wealth of the 18th Dynasty, which ran from 1569 to1315 BC, many consider Tut the epitome of Ancient Egypt’s glory.
Zahi Hawass (third L), Egypt’s Antiquities Chief, supervises the opening of the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun from his underground tomb at the Valley of the Kings.