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In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was | In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was excluded from a list of historic individuals who wielded a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph"/> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 29 July 2025
Amenhotep III (c. 1388 BCE – 1353 or 1351 BCE) was the ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. Under his rule, Egypt entered an age of prosperity and artistic splendour, reaching such peaks of artistic and international power that he was deified during his lifetime. He was later succeeded by his son, Akhenaten.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
During his reign, Amenhotep built a mortuary temple in the Theban Necropolis across the Nile, along with two giant statues in his image.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
In 2012, the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek collected details of Amenhotep's life while he was held captive by Abstergo Industries at their Animus Project laboratory in Rome. He then hid the information within the Animus 1.28 in Glyph puzzles for his successor, Desmond Miles.[3] Sometime in early September,[4] Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Instruments of Power", in which Amenhotep was excluded from a list of historic individuals who wielded a Staff of Eden.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
While the fifth Glyph puzzle "Instruments of Power" in Assassin's Creed II references Amenhotep III as the depicted figure, the image follows a stylistic convention in Egyptian art typically used to portray defeated enemies, slaves, or foreign captives rather than the pharaohs themselves.[5] This suggests a potential confusion made by the development team, who may have mistakenly attributed the image to him.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Colossi of Memnom at the Theban Necropolis. -
Image erroneously used by Clay to depict Amenhotep III
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs (statue only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Amenhotep III on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
- ↑ Nine bows on Wikipedia