Amunhotep II (Part 4): Worshiping the Sphinx.
Before he became king, Amunhotep II made a promise to embellish and restore monuments on the Giza Plateau. Once Pharaoh, he fulfilled his promise beautifully. As he did so, he introduced a new chapter in Egypt's religious history...
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Select Bibliography:
- Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
- Selim Hassan, The Great Sphinx and Its Secrets, 1953.
- Stéphane Pasquali, “Baraize Excavations 1933 – 1934 at Giza,” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 2009.
- William Kelly Simpson, “Reshep in Egypt,” Orientalia, 1960.
- Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003.
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