Amenhotep III - Nebmaatre - (1382 - 1344 BC)
Amenhotep (or heqawaset) was this kings birth name, meaning " Amun is Pleased, Ruler of Thebes." His throne name was Nub-maat-re, which means "Lord of Truth is Re."
It is believed that Amenhotep III ruled for almost 40 years during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt's history that represented one of its most prosperous and stable periods.
It was Amenhotep III's grandfather, Tuthmosis III, who is sometimes referred to as the Napoleon of ancient Egypt, who built the foundation of this success by dominating through military action Egypt's Syrian, Nubian and Libyan neighbors.
Because of that, little or no military actions were called for during his grandson's reign. The small police actions in Nubia that did take place were directed by his son and viceroy of Kush, Merymose (or perhaps an earlier viceroy).
Amenhotep III's birth is splendidly depicted in a series of reliefs inside a room on the east side of the temple of Luxor. Built by Amenhotep III, the room was dedicated to Amun. However, it portrays the creator god, Khnum of Elephantine at modern Aswan with his ram head, fashioning the child and his ka on a potter's wheel under the supervision of the goddess Isis.
Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy.