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Image: Hieroglyphs on the backpillar of Amenhotep III's statue. There are 2 places where Akhenaten's agents erased the name Amun, later restored on a deeper surface. The British Museum, London

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Description: Hieroglyphs on the back-pillar of Amenhotep III's statue (reigned 1390-1352 BCE). There are 2 places where Akhenaten's agents erased the name Amun, later restored on a deeper surface. It appears on the left in a cartouche enclosing the birth name "Amenhotep", and on the right in the epithet "beloved of Amun-Ra". The British Museum, London.
Title: Hieroglyphs on the backpillar of Amenhotep III's statue. There are 2 places where Akhenaten's agents erased the name Amun, later restored on a deeper surface. The British Museum, London
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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