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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...
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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...
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Ancient Egyptian relief. Design by Anand Balaji. (Image credit: Julian Tuffs);Deriv. — 29 Dec 2017

Amarna Era Chronological Conundrum: Accession of Neferneferuaten and Tutankhamun’s Death–Part II

*By anand balaji*

*Archaeology & Science*

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With only an Amarna wine jar label from Regnal Year 17 – purported to be the last dated inscription from his reign – that makes no mention of Akhenaten by name, and the generous 59 years’ rule bequeathed to Horemheb by the appreciative...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji — 29 Mar 2017

The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Shadowy Sovereigns and Risky Reburials–Part IV

*By anand balaji*

*Archaeology & Science*

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The German Egyptologist Walther Wolf was unsparing in his description of Akhenaten, calling him a man who epitomized “sick ugliness and nervous decadence”. The greatest irony of the entire Amarna episode was that this pharaoh, who had...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji; Deriv — 15 Mar 2017

The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Saga of a Botched Excavation–Part II

*By anand balaji*

*Archaeology & Science*

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The entire Amarna epoch and those who strutted upon its stage have always presented a conundrum for Egyptologists. In early 1907, one of the most valuable finds – Tomb 55 – promised to finally lift the veil, however partially, off the many...
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13 Mar 2017

The Magic, Mystery and Madness of Tomb 55: Seeking the Amarna Dead–Part I

*By anand balaji*

*Archaeology & Science*

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When Pharaoh Akhenaten abandoned the traditional capital Thebes (Waset) and headed to his dream city Akhetaten – built to glorify the solar deity, the Aten – he swore never to return. But, such proclamations failed miserably a little over a...
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Detail, limestone relief depicting Vizier Aye’s wife Tey. — 08 Feb 2017

The Dakhamunzu Chronicles: Fate of Queen and Country —Part II

*By anand balaji*

*History & Tradition*

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Despite the desperate attempts that were made by a queen of Egypt, with the best intentions at heart; the audacious move to invite a foreigner to marry her and take the throne spelled her doom. It would rest on a succession of pharaohs, from the...
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Portraits of Akhenaten and Nefertiti from the workshop of Thutmose, the royal sculptor. Tell el-Amarna. Neues Museum, Berlin. (Photo: Heidi Kontkanen) — 06 Feb 2017

The Dakhamunzu Chronicles: End Game of the Sun Kings—Part I

*By anand balaji*

*History & Tradition*

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The history of the dying days of the Eighteenth Dynasty remains shrouded in mystery. The late Amarna succession and its aftermath remain an unsolved conundrum. Out of the mist of this perplexity appears a desperate supplication written by a Sun...
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