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Fusion of elements: 1) the central city of Amarna, looking east (photo by author), a statue of Akhenaten, with the famous Minoan fresco from the Knossos Palace, “Ladies in Blue”, circa 1500 BC. (Public Domain) — 27 Feb 2023

Fair Winds Trade From the Aegean to Egypt’s Amarna

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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What do Queen Nefertari’s silver earrings, King Tutankhamun’s olive leaf collar, and an exquisite blue glass mixing vessel from Egypt have in common? They were all either a direct product of trade with the Aegean region, or inspired by its...
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Fusion of elements: 1) the central city of Amarna, looking east (photo by author), a statue of Akhenaten, with the famous Minoan fresco from the Knossos Palace, “Ladies in Blue”, circa 1500 BC. (Public Domain) — 27 Feb 2023

Fair Winds Trade From the Aegean to Egypt’s Amarna

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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What do Queen Nefertari’s silver earrings, King Tutankhamun’s olive leaf collar, and an exquisite blue glass mixing vessel from Egypt have in common? They were all either a direct product of trade with the Aegean region, or inspired by its...
Read More

Depiction of parchment of Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their children with Aten shining on them as found on the Stela of Akhenaten and his family, Egyptian Museum, Cairo (ppicasso / Adobe Stock) — 14 Dec 2022

Akhenaten And Nefertiti: Egypt’s Golden Couple

By John and Collee...

Archaeology & Science

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The drivers arrange the chariots of the royal entourage—two to one side, two to the other side, of the royal chariot, which is distinguished by the great ostrich plumes of its span of stallions. While the horses neigh, the accompanying bodyguard,...
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Depiction of parchment of Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their children with Aten shining on them as found on the Stela of Akhenaten and his family, Egyptian Museum, Cairo (ppicasso / Adobe Stock) — 14 Dec 2022

Akhenaten And Nefertiti: Egypt’s Golden Couple

By John and Collee...

Archaeology & Science

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The drivers arrange the chariots of the royal entourage—two to one side, two to the other side, of the royal chariot, which is distinguished by the great ostrich plumes of its span of stallions. While the horses neigh, the accompanying bodyguard,...
Read More

Detail from one of the three surviving planks of Queen Tiye's wooden shrine from KV55; made of wood, gesso and gold leaf. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. — 07 Feb 2018

The Golden Shrine of Queen Tiye: Reburial of a Rebel Ruler and His Mother - Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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When he came to the throne, Pharaoh Tutankhamun set about transporting the royal remains of his immediate ancestors from Amarna to Thebes. The inhabitants of the Sun City had also begun to slowly make their way back to familiar ground on the new...
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Detail from one of the three surviving planks of Queen Tiye's wooden shrine from KV55; made of wood, gesso and gold leaf. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. — 07 Feb 2018

The Golden Shrine of Queen Tiye: Reburial of a Rebel Ruler and His Mother - Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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When he came to the throne, Pharaoh Tutankhamun set about transporting the royal remains of his immediate ancestors from Amarna to Thebes. The inhabitants of the Sun City had also begun to slowly make their way back to familiar ground on the new...
Read More

A relief originally from the tomb of Userhat (TT47) at Thebes depicts Queen Tiye. Brussels Royal Museum. — 05 Feb 2018

The Golden Shrine of Queen Tiye: When and How Did It Reach the Theban Necropolis? -Part I

By anand balaji

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Among the hundreds of ancient rock-cut royal sepulchers that have been discovered in Egypt one in particular, KV55, stands out for its infinite intrigue. At some point in time, this Eighteenth Dynasty crypt was used to deposit at least two mummies...
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A relief originally from the tomb of Userhat (TT47) at Thebes depicts Queen Tiye. Brussels Royal Museum. — 05 Feb 2018

The Golden Shrine of Queen Tiye: When and How Did It Reach the Theban Necropolis? -Part I

By anand balaji

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Among the hundreds of ancient rock-cut royal sepulchers that have been discovered in Egypt one in particular, KV55, stands out for its infinite intrigue. At some point in time, this Eighteenth Dynasty crypt was used to deposit at least two mummies...
Read More

Ancient Egyptian painted relief showing foot and toes. Design by Anand Balaji. (Photo credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York);Detail. — 04 Dec 2017

Game of Toes in Amarna: Missing Body Parts and Funerary Practices of King and Commoner

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Pharaoh Akhenaten was the subject of great controversy when he lived; and this did not cease after he died. If anything, his memory has both troubled and impressed people down to this day. Be it his religious revolution, death and burial – or his...
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Ancient Egyptian painted relief showing foot and toes. Design by Anand Balaji. (Photo credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York);Detail. — 04 Dec 2017

Game of Toes in Amarna: Missing Body Parts and Funerary Practices of King and Commoner

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Pharaoh Akhenaten was the subject of great controversy when he lived; and this did not cease after he died. If anything, his memory has both troubled and impressed people down to this day. Be it his religious revolution, death and burial – or his...
Read More

Ancient Egyptian relief. Design by Anand Balaji. — 24 Nov 2017

Understanding the Monotheism of Akhenaten: Solar Disc Thrust into Eternal Darkness–Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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At first glance it appears as though Pharaoh Akhenaten is someone whom one would describe as a textbook monotheist, but are we missing the plot? Apart from Amun (and later, Osiris) the king doesn’t seem to have come down heavily on other deities...
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Ancient Egyptian relief. Design by Anand Balaji. — 24 Nov 2017

Understanding the Monotheism of Akhenaten: Solar Disc Thrust into Eternal Darkness–Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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At first glance it appears as though Pharaoh Akhenaten is someone whom one would describe as a textbook monotheist, but are we missing the plot? Apart from Amun (and later, Osiris) the king doesn’t seem to have come down heavily on other deities...
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A bust of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Design by Anand Balaji. — 22 Nov 2017

Understanding the Monotheism of Akhenaten: Decay of a Dream and the Final Curtain Call–Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Pharaoh Akhenaten has been revered and reviled in equal measure for unleashing his religious policy of one god, the Aten sun disc. But, was the king a monotheist in letter and spirit – one who proscribed the worship of not merely the state god...
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A bust of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Design by Anand Balaji. — 22 Nov 2017

Understanding the Monotheism of Akhenaten: Decay of a Dream and the Final Curtain Call–Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

0

Pharaoh Akhenaten has been revered and reviled in equal measure for unleashing his religious policy of one god, the Aten sun disc. But, was the king a monotheist in letter and spirit – one who proscribed the worship of not merely the state god...
Read More

Dark forces conspired in Ancient Egypt. Egyptian relief, design by Anand Balaji. — 22 Sep 2017

Dark Forces Conspire to Destroy the Radiant One: The Assassination of Akhenaten—Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Akhenaten’s religious experiment, which was launched in the imperial capital Thebes and later nurtured in the new city Akhetaten, resulted in dramatic changes. Not only did the king oust the panoply of traditional gods – with Amun becoming the...
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Dark forces conspired in Ancient Egypt. Egyptian relief, design by Anand Balaji. — 22 Sep 2017

Dark Forces Conspire to Destroy the Radiant One: The Assassination of Akhenaten—Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

0

Akhenaten’s religious experiment, which was launched in the imperial capital Thebes and later nurtured in the new city Akhetaten, resulted in dramatic changes. Not only did the king oust the panoply of traditional gods – with Amun becoming the...
Read More

Was there a sinister plot to eliminate the Sun King? Egyptian relief, design by Anand Balaji. — 20 Sep 2017

A Sinister Plot to Eliminate the Sun King: The Assassination of Akhenaten—Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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The Pharaoh clearly had enough of life at Thebes (Waset). His determined attempts to introduce Atenism—a syncretism of the Memphis-Heliopolis solar philosophy, with a deification of kingship dating from Amenhotep III's Heb-Sed—doubtless raised...
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Was there a sinister plot to eliminate the Sun King? Egyptian relief, design by Anand Balaji. — 20 Sep 2017

A Sinister Plot to Eliminate the Sun King: The Assassination of Akhenaten—Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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The Pharaoh clearly had enough of life at Thebes (Waset). His determined attempts to introduce Atenism—a syncretism of the Memphis-Heliopolis solar philosophy, with a deification of kingship dating from Amenhotep III's Heb-Sed—doubtless raised...
Read More

Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Heidi Kontkanen and Julian Tuffs); Deriv. — 05 Jul 2017

Akhenaten: Imperishable Art of an Iconoclast: Creativity Blossoms in the Desert—Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Never before had a pharaoh ushered daring, almost bizarre and inconceivable transformations in religion and statecraft as Akhenaten did. Not only did he oust the pantheon of traditional gods and shift the royal capital from Thebes to Akhetaten down...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Heidi Kontkanen and Julian Tuffs); Deriv. — 05 Jul 2017

Akhenaten: Imperishable Art of an Iconoclast: Creativity Blossoms in the Desert—Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

0

Never before had a pharaoh ushered daring, almost bizarre and inconceivable transformations in religion and statecraft as Akhenaten did. Not only did he oust the pantheon of traditional gods and shift the royal capital from Thebes to Akhetaten down...
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