" Although several twigs of dill were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II, they reported the earliest archeological evidence for its cultivation comes from late Neolithic lakeshore settlements in Switzerland.

An Egyptian funerary inscription of 1430 BC records that the warrior Amenhotep ( Amenophis ) II was also renowned for his feats of oarsmanship.

* Amenhotep II, Pharaoh of Egypt, ( 1427 BC – 1401 BC )

After him came Kadashman-Enlil I ( 1390 BC-1375 BC ) and Burna-Buriash II ( 1375 BC-1347 BC ), who corresponded with the Egyptian rulers Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV ( Akhenaton ) for the purposes of marriage and trade.

Under Thutmose III ( 1479 – 1426 BC ) and Amenhotep II ( 1427 – 1400 BC ), the regular presence of the strong hand of the Egyptian ruler and his armies kept the Amorites and Canaanites sufficiently loyal.

It is possible that Amenhotep II, son to Thutmose III by a secondary wife, was the one motivating these actions in an attempt to assure his own uncertain right to succession.

* Amenhotep II, Pharaoh of Egypt, ( 1427 BC – 1401 BC )

Although the reigns of Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV saw considerable royal focus in Memphis, power remained for the most part in the south.

Amenhotep II, born and raised in Memphis, was made the setem — the high priest over Lower Egypt — during the reign of his father.

It dates from the 18th dynasty, most likely having been carved during the reign of either Amenhotep II or Thutmose IV.

Much later, during the 18th dynasty, Amenhotep II dedicated a chapel to the goddess.

* Amenhotep II

* Amenhotep, a son of Amenhotep II ( 18th dynasty )

* Amenhotep, a son of Ramesses II ( 19th dynasty ), 14th on the list of princes

Resheph became popular in Egypt under Amenhotep II ( 18th dynasty ), where he served as god of horses and chariots.

The expedition to the Naharina announced by Thutmosis I at the beginning of his reign may have actually taken place during the long previous reign of Amenhotep I Helck believes that this was the expedition mentioned by Amenhotep II.

During the reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep II, Mitanni seems to have regained influence in the middle Orontes valley that had been conquered by Thutmose III.

Kilu-Hepa, or Gilukhipa, the daughter of Shuttarna II, was married to Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled in the early 14th century BC.

Her mummy was identified as The Elder Lady found in the Tomb of Amenhotep II ( KV35 ) in 2010.

British scholars Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton once stated that " it seems very unlikely that her mummy could be the so-called ' Elder Lady ' in the tomb of Amenhotep II.

Other examples include the obelisks of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, in the ( Oriental Museum, University of Durham, United Kingdom ), Pharaoh Ptolemy IX, ( Philae Obelisk, in Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom ).

In 1887, excavations at Tell El-Amarna in Egypt uncovered the diplomatic correspondence of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his son Akhenaton.

Taking this into consideration, he was thus associated with Amenhotep son of Hapu, who was another deified architect, in the region of Thebes where they were worshipped as " brothers " in temples dedicated to Thot and later in Hermopolis following the syncretist concept of Hermes-Thot, a concept that led to another syncretic belief, that of Hermes Trismegistus and hermeticism.

Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten ( formerly Amenhotep IV ) and one of Akhenaten's sisters .< ref name =" autogenerated640 "> Hawass, Zahi et al.

She will be later married to Amenhotep III and after his death to his son and heir Amenhotep IV Akhenaton.

The boldest of the disaffected nobles was Aziru, son of Abdi-Ashirta, a prince of Amurru, who even before the death of Amenhotep III, endeavoured to extend his power into the plain of Damascus.

She will be later married to Amenhotep III and after his death to his son and heir Amenhotep IV Akhenaton.

The earliest known burial in Saqqara was performed in the reign of Amenhotep III by his son Thutmosis ; afterwards, seven more bulls were buried nearby.

* Amenhotep, a son of Sobekhotep IV ( 13th dynasty ), named on a box ( now in Cairo )

* Amenhotep son of Hapu, deified Ancient Egyptian architect ( 18th dynasty )

* Amenhotep, son of Yuti, chamberlain under Amenhotep III ( 18th dynasty )

Suggestions of a co-regency between Amenhotep III and his son Akhenaten lasting for up to twelve years continue, but most scholars today, either accept a brief co-regency lasting no more than one year at the most, or no co-regency at all.

Amenhotep III was the son of Thutmose by Mutemwiya, a minor wife of Amenhotep's father .< ref > O ' Connor, David & Cline, Eric.

When he died ( probably in the 39th year of his reign ), his son initially ruled as Amenhotep IV, but later changed his own royal name to Akhenaten.

The son of the future Thutmose IV ( the son of Amenhotep II ) and a minor wife Mutemwiya, Amenhotep was born around 1388 BC.

* Amenhotep, from the time of Thutmose IV.

Amenhotep III was the father of two sons with his Great Royal Wife Tiye, a queen who could be considered as the progenitor of monotheism through her first son, Crown Prince Thutmose, who predeceased his father, and her second son, Amenhotep IV, later known as Akhenaten, who ultimately succeeded Amenhotep III to the throne.

Prior to 1822, there were temples to Thutmose III and Amenhotep III on the island.

Thutmose I, Thutmose III and his son and coregent Amenhotep II fought battles from Megiddo north to the Orontes River, including the conflict with Kadesh.

The reigns of Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III were undistinguished, except that Egypt continued to lose territory to Mitanni in northern Syria.

Queen Ahmose, who held the title of Great Royal Wife of Thutmose, was probably the daughter of Ahmose I and the sister of Amenhotep I ; however, she was never called " king's daughter ," so there is some doubt about this, and some historians believe that she was Thutmose's own sister.

Assuming she was related to Amenhotep, it could be thought that she was married to Thutmose in order to guarantee succession.

He had been interred along with those of other 18th and 19th dynasty leaders Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Ramesses I, Seti I, Ramesses II, and Ramesses IX, as well as the 21st dynasty pharaohs Pinedjem I, Pinedjem II, and Siamun.

It is still possible to estimate when Thutmose II's reign would have begun by means of a heliacal rise of Sothis in Amenhotep I's reign, which would give him a reign from 1493 BC to 1479 BC, although uncertainty about how to interpret the rise also permits a date from 1513 BC to 1499 BC, and uncertainty about how long Thutmose I ruled could also potentially place his reign several years earlier still.

He was interred along with other 18th and 19th dynasty leaders including Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Thutmose III, Ramesses I, Seti I, Ramesses II, and Ramesses IX.