series of pharaohs extending from the thirteenth dynasty (eighteenth century B.C.) to the eighteenth dynasty (early fourteenth century B.C.). The eighteenth dynasty scarabs included three royal names: Hatshepsut (ca. 1503–1483 B.C.), Thutmosis III (ca. 1504–1450 B.C.), Amenhotep III (ca. 1386–1349) and a seal from Thutmosis III. It is true, as many have countered, that the scarabs from the eighteenth dynasty Pharaohs were very common and tended to be kept as heirlooms, remaining in circulation for
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