(O’Conner, Cline, pg 203-205, 303-305, Porter and Moss pg 105-111) Past the antechambers, there is a barque shrine built by Amenhotep III and rebuilt by Alexander the Great which would house the statue of Amun during the Opet festival.
Amenhotep III used it as a means to obtain other valuable items and resources from other nations by trading gold and other precious materials that Egypt had to offer. A doorway to the east leads to the ‘birth-room’ with its scenes illustrating the myth of the divine birth of Amenhotep III on the west wall.
The Divine Birth of Hatshepsut from Deir el-Bahri .
The first is Amenhotep III’s 'birth room' with scenes of his symbolic divine birth. Built by Amenhotep III, the room was dedicated to Amun. - A leading political and military figure: Amenhotep III organised and controlled both the internal administration of Egypt as well as its foreign policies with neighbouring nations. You can see the moment of his conception, when the fingers of the god touch those of the queen and ‘his dew filled her body’, according to the accompanying hieroglyphic caption.
From the tomb of Sobekhotep (TT 63) Reign of Thutmose IV . Expedition to Punt: Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri . Ramose’s tomb is famous for showing both Amenhotep III and his son Amenhotep IV, who would later rename himself Akhenaten. Few scholars now agree with the contention that Amenhotep III associated his son Amenhotep IV on the throne for several years of coregency; it is assumed here, in accordance with general scholarly consensus, that the older king died before his son gained power.At or shortly after the time of his accession, Amenhotep IV seems to have married the chief queen of his reign, Nefertiti. His throne name was Nub-maat-re, which means "Lord of Truth is Re. Early reign. Karnak in the reign ... Amenhotep III, from the birth scene the later had carved at Luxor Temple . After scenes of the union of Amun with the king’s mother Mutemwiya, the creator god Khnum can be seen fashioning the baby king Amenhotep III with his ka behind him. Luxor temple was considered, “The Place of the First Occasion“, where the god Amun experienced rebirth during the pharaoh’s annually reenacted coronation ceremony and it was dedicated to the renewal of kingship.Behind the temple, there are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. This temple was also important for the Pharaoh to show his great connection with the gods.
Amenhotep III's birth is splendidly depicted in a series of reliefs inside a room on the east side of the temple of Luxor.
The pharaoh depicts his “divine birth” with his mother being offered the ankh, the sign of life, by Amun-Re; Amenhotep used this not as a way of justifying his rule but proclaiming his status and power as a God himself.