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“Nefer Say Nefer” - Was Nefertiti Buried in the Valley of the Queens?
... in his early years as king, and changed his name to Akhenaten in his year five. Evidence from these early years ... as much as her husband. In the fifth year of his rule, Akhenaten founded a new city half-way between Thebes and ... to chart as evidence becomes fragmentary. Blocks from Akhenaten’s reign, recovered at Luxor Temple. One shows the ...
Jonathon Perrin - 03/03/2023 - 21:58
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Lady of Interest: Nefertiti Was no Pharaoh, Says Renowned Egyptologist
... bust of the Queen – who was married to the Pharaoh king Akhenaten – was found in 1912 by German excavator Ludwig ... Muses? Nefertiti Egypt's Sun Queen A house altar showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their daughters. 18th dynasty, reign of Akhenaten. ( Public Domain ) Despite the doubts of Dr ...
Gary Manners - 24/01/2018 - 18:55
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Deputies of the Dead from Amarna to Thebes: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun—Part I
... was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too contained these little magical ... was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too contained these little magical ... Origins guest writer and author of Sands of Amarna: End of Akhenaten. -- Top Image: Collection of Egyptian Shabtis, ...
anand balaji - 25/10/2017 - 15:32
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Horemheb the Usurper: Monumental Oversight in a Project of Utter Destruction —Part II
... contempt for the iconoclastic beliefs and actions of King Akhenaten, Horemheb unleashed his fury on the solar capital ... is not traceable with confidence back into the reign of Akhenaten,” informs Dr Marianne Eaton-Krauss. This wall ... the hated Amarna interlude. Including the reviled name of Akhenaten, he ruthlessly expunged the names of all other ...
anand balaji - 12/05/2018 - 01:59
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The Mystery of Egyptian Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings
... for the identity of the mummy – ranging from Queen Tiye (Akhenaten’s mother), to King Smenkhkare – researchers who ... the tomb. Many of these items have been linked to King Akhenaten. The four canopic jars within the tomb were all ... effigies of four women, believed to be the daughters of Akhenaten, and may have been created for Kiya, one of ...
mrreese - 26/01/2015 - 00:46
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Analysis of Skeletons Reveals Harsh Punishment in Ancient Egypt
... were mustered to build huge temples and palaces for Akhenaten, the pharaoh who imposed a new religion on Egypt. ... stone relief of the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna shows Akhenaten as a sphinx with Aten the sun god illuminating him ... in Egypt, it was especially hard in Amarna, which Pharaoh Akhenaten had built about 3,300 years ago and dedicated to ...
Mark Miller - 20/09/2018 - 04:03
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Bust of Contention: Controversy erupts as the Younger Lady is dubbed Nefertiti—Part I
... woman who is believed to have co-ruled with her husband, Akhenaten, before donning the role of Pharaoh after his ... woman who is believed to have co-ruled with her husband, Akhenaten, before donning the role of Pharaoh after his ... the official court sculptor during the latter part of King Akhenaten’s reign in the ancient capital, Akhetaten, that ...
anand balaji - 11/02/2018 - 14:02
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Moses and Akhenaten: Brothers in Alms
... Crown Prince Tuthmose, son of Amenhotep III and brother to Akhenaten? Two of the ancient world’s most enigmatic ... Promised Land, yet 'archaeologically' didn’t exist, and Akhenaten, the heretical Pharaoh who overturned the religion ... was the legacy they left behind? To understand Moses and Akhenaten, it is necessary to understand the times they lived ...
ancient-origins - 27/11/2021 - 13:11
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Nefertiti and the Perfect Serenity of Death: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun —Part II
... but lack the name of any owner. Many shabtis are known for Akhenaten and his father—even if their tombs were plundered. Only a single shabti of Akhenaten survived antiquity intact. Their shabtis, too, were ... III’s shabtis was especially created for him; while Akhenaten’s bore only his name. READ MORE… Like this ...
anand balaji - 27/10/2017 - 15:27
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Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Missing Skullcap of the Last Sun King–Part II
... splendor of Amarna art. (Top) In his role as High Priest, Akhenaten makes offerings of food and worships the Aten. In ... a kingly name: Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten. And when Akhenaten died in Regnal Year 17 she succeeded as independent ... that had been read as using the epithet “Mery-Akhenaten” actually bore the epithet “akhet-en-hi-es” ...
anand balaji - 26/05/2017 - 15:28
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Nefertiti and a Rush of Scans: Race to find Double Burial Gathers Steam—Part I
... bust. Queen Nefertiti, the ‘Great Royal Wife’ of Akhenaten was one of the most powerful women in her time. It ... responsibility of governing Egypt alongside her husband, Akhenaten. These battered, painted statues of the couple were ... acknowledged that Tutankhamun’s tomb came after that of Akhenaten at Amarna (TA26), which only had a single side room ...
anand balaji - 05/02/2018 - 22:59
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The Boy King Behind the Mask: Tutankhamun’s Life and Legacy
... of the 18th dynasty, along with Tutankhamun’s father Akhenaten and his infamous wife Nefertiti . Akhenaten and Tutankhaten Tutankhamun was originally named ... of the god Aten”. The name was chosen by his father Akhenaten, who had originally reigned as Amenhotep IV. ...
Sarah P Young - 17/07/2019 - 01:51
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Bust of Contention: Nefertiti’s sculpture raises issues of Race and Color—Part II
... Tutankhamun, full sibling of the male mummy found in KV55 (Akhenaten); and by virtue of that, a daughter of Amenhotep ... and Queen Tiye. “Since Tut’s father was the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and since Nefertiti was the great royal wife of Akhenaten, this makes the mummy a prime candidate to be ...
anand balaji - 11/02/2018 - 23:00
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Tomb Hidden by History, Now Revealed: Wet Nurse of Tutankhamun May have been His Own Sister
... sister or half-sister of Tutankhamun and the daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti,” Zivie said. Paintings and ... Egyptian Royalty Bust of Meritaten, daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten. ( CC BY-SA 1.0 ) Experts point to one scene on the ... the burial of Meketaten, eldest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten. In the same scene “Merit Aten” is seen holding ...
lizleafloor - 21/12/2015 - 21:50
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Quest for the Greatly Beloved Kiya: Eternal ‘Goodly Child of the Living Aten’—Part II
Not only does Akhenaten, the man and ruler, pose a conundrum to ... and yet, is little understood today. Not only does Akhenaten, the man and ruler, pose a conundrum to ... upon the Amarna interlude by later pharaohs, but events in Akhenaten’s own time that led to the usurpation of Kiya’s ...
anand balaji - 30/03/2018 - 15:17
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First Examples of Ancient Egyptian Head Cones Found at Amarna
... The Amarna Graveyard Amarna was built by the pharaoh Akhenaten and occupied for only 15 years, (1347 – 1332 BC). ... to religious figures in Christian art. The Art of Amarna: Akhenaten and his life under the Sun Akhenaten, the Savior of Karnak: Sun God Vs the Hidden One A ...
ancient-origins - 10/12/2019 - 16:04
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French Egyptologist Asserts that the Younger Lady is Really the Mummy of Nefertiti
... mortal remains of the wife of the revolutionary pharaoh Akhenaten may rest. However, for Marc Gabolde, French ... that was probably part of a family worship altar. Akhenaten holding up his firstborn Meritaten and, in front of ... is really the mummy of Queen Nefertiti. “Nefertiti was Akhenaten's cousin, both by paternal and maternal ancestry ...
Marilo - 26/11/2015 - 02:52
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Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh
Perhaps the most intriguing of ancient Egypt's rulers, Akhenaten is in many ways also the most mysterious. Loved by ... in Egypt. He not only changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten, but also moved the capital from Thebes to his new ... poly to monotheism. Learn more about him in this book. Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh ...
ancient-origins - 14/03/2020 - 15:56
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Akhenaten: The Rebel Pharaoh
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (or Akhenaten) was one of the most puzzling pharaohs of Egypt, ... This is a documentary on the strange life of Pharaoh Akhenaten in six parts ('Great Egyptians series'). Akhenaten: The Rebel Pharaoh ...
ancient-origins - 31/08/2012 - 01:32
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Akhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the Hooked X
Akhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the ... figures in world history, including the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, the biblical Jesus, the medieval Cistercians and ... in a convincing scientific way that is irrefutable. Akhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the ...
ancient-origins - 17/11/2018 - 01:29
