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Amenhotep II was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

Amenhotep II built a second temple dedicated for the Sphinx-as-Horemakhet, to pay homage to his predecessors Khufu and Khafre. It became a common habit for this dynasty to spend time with their royal courts at the Sphinx.[1]

Egyptologist Mark Lehner believed that Amenhotep II built a statue of himself between the paws of the Sphinx to legitimize his reign.[2] Egyptologists also believe that the facial likeness of the Sphinx of Memphis resembles Amenhotep II.[3]

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  1. Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – The Riddles of the Sphinx: The Setepet
  2. Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – The Riddles of the Sphinx: Leaving Marks
  3. Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Temples and Priests: An Unidentified Figure