Marriage Scarab of Amunhotep III and Queen Tiye In the first eleven years of his reign, Amunhotep II
Marriage Scarab of Amunhotep III and Queen TiyeIn the first eleven years of his reign, Amunhotep III issued more than two hundred large scarabs (beetle-shaped amulets) inscribed with descriptions of important events, such as a wild-cattle hunt or the building of an artificial lake. Of these commemorative scarabs, fifty-six list the king’s complete titles, the boundaries of the empire, and Queen Tiye’s title and parents’ names. This formal statement of Tiye’s lineage and her official link to Amunhotep III have led most Egyptologists to call these objects “marriage scarabs” even though they do not mention the royal union.Made out of Egyptian faience, glazed. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1391-1353 BC. Now in the Brooklyn Museum.37.475E -- source link
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