Inscriptions from the Palace of Amenhotep III

The Formation of the Theban Necropolis

“…If there was a time of the simultaneous reign, the number of years must be determined. Hayes suggested over 10 years of co-leadership (approximately 14 years)(15), and this hypothesis is still supported by W.R. Johnson of Chicago University and other scholars(16). The present author considers that the period of co-reign was relatively short, 3 or 4 years.…”

Beth-Shemesh and Sellopoulo: Two Commemorative Scarabs of Amenhotep Iii and Their Contribution to Aegean Chronology

“…6. The association of stamped bricks with various buildings at Malkata. Hayes 1951, figs. 1, 30 I–X. …”

“…Objects made of faience were highly appreciated by the Egyptians (Friedman 1998, 15). Faience finger-rings bearing the cartouches of a pharaoh and sometimes also of his wife were considered as very special, and were given as presents to participants in various festivals, banquets and the like (Hayes 1951, 231). The presence of faience objects bearing the royal names of Amenhotep III and Tiye at Aegean sites that also appear in the ‘Aegean List’ should therefore be considered as very meaningful, especially since these objects (except for the ‘plaques’) could never serve as raw materials ( cf .…”

“…11. The appearances of the name ‘Dazzling Sun Disc’ from Amenhotep III's Regnal Year 32 and later. Hayes 1951, figs. 5:21, 9:108, 25:E–G, 27:HH, 31:S24–S26,S30–S31, 32:S59,S64, 34:R44. …”

“…11) – points to the possibility that all the series was manufactured even after the first Jubilee, i.e . after the Regnal Year 30 of Amenhotep III. This is based on two or three stamped wine jar stoppers from Malkata where the rebus writing of the name of Amenhotep III is inserted in the dazzling sun disc sailing on boat (Hayes 1951, 157–8, 170 fig. 25 E–G) (Fig.…”