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.