The History of Egypt

84: The Bald Falcon

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Amunhotep II (Part 6): Finding an Heir. Around 1420 BCE, Amunhotep II comes to the end of his days. We explore his family life, what we know about the man himself, and try to get a handle on his legacy...

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    • Select bibliography:

    • Alexandra von Lieven, “Mortuary Ritual in the Valley of the Kings,” in Richard H. Wilkinson and Kent R. Weeks, The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings, 2016.
    • Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1987.
    • Barbara A. Richter, “The Amduat and Its Relationship to the Architecture of Early 18th Dynasty Royal Burial Chambers,” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (2008).
    • G. Elliot Smith, The Royal Mummies, 2000.

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