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The Mysterious Disappearance of Nefertiti, Ruler of the Nile
... was a queen of Egypt and the chief consort of Pharaoh Akhenaten who reigned from approximately 1353 to 1336 BC. She ... Nefertiti was the chief consort of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten (formerly Amenhotep IV), who reigned from ... lingers about Nefertiti after the twelfth regal year of Akhenaten, when her name vanishes from the pages of history. ...
aprilholloway - 19/08/2014 - 12:45
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Was the Heretic Pharaoh Akhenaton in Fact the Father of Modern Monotheism?
... surrounding the sun. Eden in Egypt – Part 1 Pharaoh Akhenaten Imentet and Ra from the tomb of Nefertari , ... of his divine authority, no one could stop him. Statue of Akhenaten - Father of Tutankhamun ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) One of the ... with a god he now despised – and changed his name to Akhenaten. Aten was the name of the sun disk god he now ...
ML Childs - 24/06/2017 - 18:49
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The Rage of Horemheb: Hurried End of Akhenaten, Aye and Atenism – Part I
... friends-turned-foes, after Neferkheperure-waenre Akhenaten’s stab at monotheism failed. Horemheb, the last ... Smenkhkare-Djeser-Kheperu or better known as Akhenaten (three years), Tutankhamun (10 years) and Aye (four ... Pylon built by King Horemheb using Talatat blocks from Akhenaten’s structures as fill. ( Photo: Francesco ...
anand balaji - 02/07/2018 - 15:30
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Pharaoh Ramses’ Anti-Israelite Policy Now Explained
... worship rose to prominence through the efforts of Pharaoh Akhenaten. And we do know that in 1320 BC, after Akhenaten’s religious revolution had failed, the notables ... (Jerusalem). The discovery by Alain Zivie of the tomb of Akhenaten’s vizier Abdi-El at Memphis suggests a close ...
Rabbi Allen Maller - 05/08/2018 - 19:04
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Kiya - The Most Mysterious Woman of Amarna
... the forms kiya, kiw, kia, kaia, and that she was a wife of Akhenaten titled The Great Beloved Wife . Much information ... are two main theories. It is known that one of Akhenaten's wives came from the North Syrian state of ... most cases they have been usurped by other persons during Akhenaten’s reign: her coffin was adapted for a pharaoh’s ...
Natalia Klimczak - 03/01/2016 - 15:03
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Builders under Pharaoh Akhenaten worked so hard they broke their backs
When ancient Eygptian pharaoh Akhenaten ordered the construction of the new city of Amarna ... since 2005. “The site [of Amarna] reveals something of Akhenaten’s intentions, for it was his wish to purify the ... set about re-establishing their lives and livelihoods.” Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their children bask in the rays of ...
Mark Miller - 11/11/2015 - 14:50
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Revealing the Face and Identity of the Controversial Mummy KV55
... Could mummy KV55 really be the ‘heretic pharaoh’ Akhenaten, as many scholars believe? If so, a team of ... in the tomb, suggest that mummy KV55 is Akhenaton (Akhenaten). Akhenaten (r. 1353–36/35 BC) is known as the ‘heretic ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/03/2021 - 14:02
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Famed Egyptologist Proclaims Discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s Mummy
... is in fact Nefertiti, the wife of the ancient pharaoh Akhenaten and the stepmother of the famous boy-pharaoh ... believe she continued to rule on her own following Akhenaten’s death in the final of those years. She may also ... DNA test results from a mummy known to have belonged to Akhenaten, which should allow all relevant family connections ...
Nathan Falde - 26/09/2022 - 23:00
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Amarna Era Chronological Conundrum: Dating Akhenaten’s Death and the Length of Horemheb’s Reign–Part I
... to that of Horemheb; effectively excising the names of Akhenaten, Smenkhkare/Neferneferuaten, Tutankhamun, and Aye. ... be noted that Horemheb became king around 17 years after Akhenaten’s death: Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten ... Not to Open The 1,650-Year-Old Speyer Wine Bottle? WATCH: Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh: A Different View , with Ted ...
anand balaji - 27/12/2017 - 15:22
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Scanning Mummies - What Has Modern Technology Revealed About the Family of Tutankhamun?
... the mystery surrounding Tut’s family and the secret of Akhenaten’s disease. At the same time, the research team ... mummy of the so-called Elder Lady is certainly Queen Tiye, Akhenaten’s mother. There was more mystery connected with ... team confirmed that the man discovered in tomb KV55 is Akhenaten – Tutankhamun’s father. Profile view of the ...
ancient-origins - 30/10/2016 - 13:44
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The Hunt for Ankhesenamun: A Murderess, Vixen or Helpless Child in this Ancient Egyptian Soap Opera? Part II
... I here…] Eclipsing the Sun The religious revolution of Akhenaten failed miserably and the empire was under great ... Malqata palace in Waset (Thebes) that was abandoned by Akhenaten may have been re-inhabited when the traditional ... Akhetaten, the once-bustling, defiant capital of Pharaoh Akhenaten; its allure remains unchanged. A restored column in ...
anand balaji - 27/07/2017 - 01:50
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Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Priceless Secrets and Palimpsests Hidden in Plain Sight–Part I
... symbolizing the Sun God rising. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Akhenaten, the rebel pharaoh, had taken it upon himself to ... Detail of the beautifully sculpted face of one of Akhenaten’s colossal statues that was purposefully wrecked ... as intermediaries between the solar disc and the populace, Akhenaten hoped that the new–and rather ...
anand balaji - 24/05/2017 - 15:32
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Amarna in 3 Acts: Defining Vignettes from an Incomparable Era
... His detractors in the new disposition erased Pharaoh Akhenaten’s memory in great haste—an overwhelming ... His detractors in the new disposition erased Pharaoh Akhenaten’s memory in great haste—an overwhelming ... as well? Detail of a colossal sandstone statue of King Akhenaten that was found in the Karnak Temple shows the ...
anand balaji - 11/10/2017 - 15:22
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Was Meritaten the Ephemeral Ankhkheperure? Discovering the True Identity of Amarna’s Female Pharaoh – Part I
... of this person - especially if it was a man or a woman. Akhenaten’s reign continues to remain shrouded in mystery; ... popularly known as the Wilbour Plaque, represents King Akhenaten and his consort Nefertiti in near-equal size - an ... interlude; a time when Pharaoh Neferkheperure-waenre Akhenaten accorded overwhelming prominence to the solar ...
anand balaji - 03/09/2018 - 16:07
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Parallels Between The Jewish Fall Festival And Akhenaten’s Royal Jubilee
... signify long rule. ( Soutekh67 / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Link To Akhenaten’s Heb-Sed The current author proposes a radical ... actually represent one single memorial period of Pharaoh Akhenaten’s Royal Jubilee Festival, or Heb-Sed . This was a ... its key points. This would have only been possible if Akhenaten, the monotheistic sun pharaoh is connected with ...
Jonathon Perrin - 27/11/2020 - 15:22
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Pharaohs and Flash Floods: Was Tutankhamun’s Tomb Saved by an Act of Nature?
The death of Pharaoh Akhenaten in Regnal Year 17 was a powerful body-blow to the ... scion of the Sun family, Tutankhamun. The death of Pharaoh Akhenaten in Regnal Year 17 was a powerful body-blow to the ... hiding tomb KV62 for millennia. A sandstone head of King Akhenaten found in Tell el-Amarna at the Sculptors' workshops ...
anand balaji - 12/03/2018 - 14:06
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The Real Reason Tutankhamun, Akhenaten, and Cleopatra are the Superstars of Ancient Egypt
... of Djoser. Sorting the Truth from the Hyperbole What if Akhenaten didn't have such unusual statues and incredibly ... In fact, many researchers claim that the monotheism of Akhenaten is highly overrated. The change in the hierarchy of ... deity of the country was changing, but only in the case of Akhenaten did the researchers try to identify the motif of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 11/04/2017 - 14:01
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Sands of Amarna: End of Akhenaten
... work of historical fiction that is set in the last days of Akhenaten’s reign, in the royal capital Akhetaten. It is a ... is betrayed by those whom he trusts implicitly. Nefertiti, Akhenaten’s beloved wife and greatest source of strength, ... his health failing steadily and in great personal anguish, Akhenaten wonders if Aten too has abandoned him. Will ...
ancient-origins - 29/07/2017 - 00:33
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KV62, Designed to Confound: Was Tutankhamun’s Tomb built for a Female Pharaoh?—Part I
... of a votive shabti that was probably placed in her husband Akhenaten’s tomb, no funerary object from her burial has ... of a votive shabti that was probably placed in her husband Akhenaten’s tomb, no funerary object from her burial has ... it in Egypt in 1881. This sculptor’s model depicts Akhenaten and Nefertiti – wearing the khat headdress and ...
anand balaji - 20/04/2018 - 13:59
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Tiye: One of the Most Influential Women of Ancient Egypt
... equivalent to Louis XIV – Amenhotep III. Her son Akhenaten, was one of the biggest causes of scandal during ... she lived in collapsed with the capital city of her son Akhenaten – Amarna. According to ancient inscriptions, Tiye ... confirmed that the woman was Tutankhamun’s grandmother, Akhenaten’s mother, and also the mother of the “Younger ...
Natalia Klimczak - 06/03/2016 - 19:40