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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,...
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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

The Adoration of the Golden Calf – Picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century) (Public Domain) — 16 Sep 2020

Early Jewish Monotheism and Egyptian Atenism – One And The Same?

By tedloukes

History & Tradition

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The religious influences upon both Akhenaten and his brother Tuthmose from the temples of Heliopolis went a long way in fashioning their comparative belief systems. By encouraging the older solar beliefs, the priests of Iunu opened up the world of...
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The Adoration of the Golden Calf – Picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century) (Public Domain) — 16 Sep 2020

Early Jewish Monotheism and Egyptian Atenism – One And The Same?

By tedloukes

History & Tradition

1

The religious influences upon both Akhenaten and his brother Tuthmose from the temples of Heliopolis went a long way in fashioning their comparative belief systems. By encouraging the older solar beliefs, the priests of Iunu opened up the world of...
Read More

Bust of Akhenaten — 17 Jan 2018

The Silence of Akhenaten: Was the Pharaoh Mute, Blind or Cultic?

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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The enigma of Pharaoh Akhenaten has captured the imagination of the world ever since Napoleon’s savants brought him to light. Today, every scholar holds steadfast to his or her theory about the monarch’s life, based on both extant and imaginary...
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Bust of Akhenaten — 17 Jan 2018

The Silence of Akhenaten: Was the Pharaoh Mute, Blind or Cultic?

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

1

The enigma of Pharaoh Akhenaten has captured the imagination of the world ever since Napoleon’s savants brought him to light. Today, every scholar holds steadfast to his or her theory about the monarch’s life, based on both extant and imaginary...
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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Collage of Egyptian art, design by Anand Balaji. — 11 Oct 2017

Amarna in 3 Acts: Defining Vignettes from an Incomparable Era

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Three important aspects, in many ways, defined and shaped the Akhetaten years and the post-Amarna period. His detractors in the new disposition erased Pharaoh Akhenaten’s memory in great haste—an overwhelming humiliation being the omission of...
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Collage of Egyptian art, design by Anand Balaji. — 11 Oct 2017

Amarna in 3 Acts: Defining Vignettes from an Incomparable Era

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Three important aspects, in many ways, defined and shaped the Akhetaten years and the post-Amarna period. His detractors in the new disposition erased Pharaoh Akhenaten’s memory in great haste—an overwhelming humiliation being the omission of...
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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

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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

0

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...
Read More

Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji — 26 May 2017

Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Missing Skullcap of the Last Sun King–Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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The oft-repeated phrase “the Amarna era is shrouded in mystery” could be a thing of the past if only closer scrutiny of key artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb are permitted by the authorities concerned. Courtesy reuse and usurpation, the...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji — 26 May 2017

Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Missing Skullcap of the Last Sun King–Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

The oft-repeated phrase “the Amarna era is shrouded in mystery” could be a thing of the past if only closer scrutiny of key artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb are permitted by the authorities concerned. Courtesy reuse and usurpation, the...
Read More

Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji — 24 May 2017

Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Priceless Secrets and Palimpsests Hidden in Plain Sight–Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Among the stupefying hoard of over five thousand objects that were recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), some sported distinct Atenist leanings. While the golden throne of the boy-king is the most prominent in this regard, other treasures...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji — 24 May 2017

Tutankhamun and the Age of Appropriation: Priceless Secrets and Palimpsests Hidden in Plain Sight–Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

Among the stupefying hoard of over five thousand objects that were recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), some sported distinct Atenist leanings. While the golden throne of the boy-king is the most prominent in this regard, other treasures...
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