🐕‍🦺 The Royal Dog of Amenhotep II — Mummified for More Than 3,300 Years Inside tomb KV50, located near the burial complex of Pharaoh Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings, archaeologists uncovered this royal mummified dog dating back more than 3,300 years. It was discovered in 1898 by Victor Loret during his exploration of the Theban necropolis in the New Kingdom period, according to ancient Egyptian belief. Next to the dog’s body, researchers found a food container, a wide leather collar, a

The Mummy of King Amenhotep II — A Warrior Preserved by Time The mummy of King Amenhotep II, one of the most powerful rulers of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, offers a rare and direct encounter with a pharaoh whose life was defined by strength, endurance, and imperial control. Amenhotep II reigned during the height of Egypt’s New Kingdom (c. 1427–1401 BC). He was the son of Thutmose III, the greatest military conqueror in Egyptian history, and inherited an empire that stretched from Nubia to the Levant.