father is to whether they ruled co-regents of Egypt. Did Amenhotep IV come to the throne only after his father's death or did he act as co-regent with his father before his father's death? Scholars feel that Amenhotep III lived well into the time of the reign of Amenhotep IV. It is argued that the 28th and 30th year of Amenhotep III reign was the 6th year of AMENHOTEP IV reign. A stela in the house of Pinhasy found by the historian, Griffith, shows AMENHOTEP III and Tiye sitting together under the rays of Aten, whose name is seen in the form as it appeared in the 9th year of AMENHOTEP IV reign. Also another historian ,Fairman ,claims that reliefs of tunes of Armana are inscribed with Amenhotep III name along with the name of Aten. Again the name of the Aten is written in his latter form. and that this is evidence that AMENHOTEP III lived during the period of Amenhotep IV reign. Noted historian Redford claims that Amenhotep IV is just paying homage to his father. It has been discovered that the tomb of Ramoes , Amenhoteps III Vizier, mentions Si-Mut. Si-Mut was the 4th profit of Amenhotep III. Along with these inscriptions are references to Aten and AMENHOTEP IV and his queen. This suggests that Amenhotep III is still reigning at the time of the early reign of AMENHOTEP IV. As stated above AMENHOTEP IV mother, Tyie, was a strong and powerful woman in her own right. There are also indications that she is a greater influence on Amenhotep IV and may have even been co-ruler with him. Or at least was a close adviser. There's evidence that perhaps his mother, Tiye, and his wife, Neffertti, may have joined with Amenhotep IV to form a triumphant. And that they may gain control over parts of running the government. They appeared together with him many times in public almost as an equal to Amenhotep IV himself. We do know that his mother definitely had influence over his decisions. We can determine this from a letter written by Tushra...
