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Akhenaten plaster bust on the left and Smenkhkare plaster bust on the right of the funerary mask of Tutankhamun. Berlin’s Neues Museum. Behind is the sunrise near Amarna, Egypt. (Image: Courtesy Jonathon Perrin) — 24 Apr 2023

The Tut Is Not My Son!

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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It could be quite the talk show: Who is King Tut’s real father? The host would be handed an envelope with the paternity test results. The audience hushes, clutching their seats, biting their nails. Who could be the dad? Was it rebel bad boy...
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Akhenaten plaster bust on the left and Smenkhkare plaster bust on the right of the funerary mask of Tutankhamun. Berlin’s Neues Museum. Behind is the sunrise near Amarna, Egypt. (Image: Courtesy Jonathon Perrin) — 24 Apr 2023

The Tut Is Not My Son!

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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It could be quite the talk show: Who is King Tut’s real father? The host would be handed an envelope with the paternity test results. The audience hushes, clutching their seats, biting their nails. Who could be the dad? Was it rebel bad boy...
Read More

On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: Clues To A Sudden, Violent Death? – Part II — 25 Aug 2021

On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: Clues To A Sudden, Violent Death? – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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READ PART IIn addition to making Crown Prince Thutmose high priest of Ptah, Amenhotep III probably prepared his intended successor in the ways of Aten worship too. This was a thread later picked up by Akhenaten, who as Prince Amenhotep IV had a...
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On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: Clues To A Sudden, Violent Death? – Part II — 25 Aug 2021

On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: Clues To A Sudden, Violent Death? – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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READ PART IIn addition to making Crown Prince Thutmose high priest of Ptah, Amenhotep III probably prepared his intended successor in the ways of Aten worship too. This was a thread later picked up by Akhenaten, who as Prince Amenhotep IV had a...
Read More

On The Trial Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: The King Who Was Not To Be – Part 1 — 23 Aug 2021

On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: The King Who Was Not To Be – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Amenhotep IV, the youngest-known son of Pharaoh Nebmaatre Amenhotep III-heqa-Waset, ascended the throne at the height of Egypt’s golden age. The seeds for that efflorescent era of the Eighteenth Dynasty were sown under their great ancestor,...
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On The Trial Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: The King Who Was Not To Be – Part 1 — 23 Aug 2021

On The Trail Of The Mysterious Crown Prince Thutmose: The King Who Was Not To Be – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Amenhotep IV, the youngest-known son of Pharaoh Nebmaatre Amenhotep III-heqa-Waset, ascended the throne at the height of Egypt’s golden age. The seeds for that efflorescent era of the Eighteenth Dynasty were sown under their great ancestor,...
Read More

The richly decorated wooden chair or ‘throne’ of Princess Sitamun that was found in KV46; design by Anand Balaji — 28 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: Stunning Burial on a Par with Royalty – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With their daughter, Tiye, married into the powerful ruling family of Egypt, Yuya and Tjuyu led a charmed life. With strong ties to their hometown Akhmin, Yuya seems to have participated actively in affairs of state – guiding the young Amenhotep...
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The richly decorated wooden chair or ‘throne’ of Princess Sitamun that was found in KV46; design by Anand Balaji — 28 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: Stunning Burial on a Par with Royalty – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With their daughter, Tiye, married into the powerful ruling family of Egypt, Yuya and Tjuyu led a charmed life. With strong ties to their hometown Akhmin, Yuya seems to have participated actively in affairs of state – guiding the young Amenhotep...
Read More

Dancing Bes figures on the left outer arm of the Sitamun's chair; and detail of the face mask of one of the coffins of Yuya; design by Anand Balaji — 26 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: K46 and the Golden Road to Nobility – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Queen Tiye stands head and shoulders above all the Great Royal Wives of ancient Egypt. Though it is said that her background was that of a commoner, she rose to prominence mainly due to her resourceful parents, Yuya and Tjuyu. Persons of obviously...
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Dancing Bes figures on the left outer arm of the Sitamun's chair; and detail of the face mask of one of the coffins of Yuya; design by Anand Balaji — 26 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: K46 and the Golden Road to Nobility – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

Queen Tiye stands head and shoulders above all the Great Royal Wives of ancient Egypt. Though it is said that her background was that of a commoner, she rose to prominence mainly due to her resourceful parents, Yuya and Tjuyu. Persons of obviously...
Read More

Head from a red granite statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt found at Karnak; side panel of one of the Colossi of Memnon shows a relief of Hapy, the Nile god, and a sculpture of Queen Tiye; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Leslie D. Black and MusikAnimal) — 23 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, The Man and his Monuments: Age of Empire and Architecture –Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With the empire witnessing an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity, Amenhotep III embarked on a grand building project that spanned the length and breadth of Egypt. The monuments he commissioned were breathtaking in scope, scale and artistry....
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Head from a red granite statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt found at Karnak; side panel of one of the Colossi of Memnon shows a relief of Hapy, the Nile god, and a sculpture of Queen Tiye; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Leslie D. Black and MusikAnimal) — 23 Apr 2018

Amenhotep III, The Man and his Monuments: Age of Empire and Architecture –Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With the empire witnessing an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity, Amenhotep III embarked on a grand building project that spanned the length and breadth of Egypt. The monuments he commissioned were breathtaking in scope, scale and artistry....
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...
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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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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

0

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

Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Richard Dick Sellicks, Dave Rudin, G. Elliot Smith/Wikimedia Commons); Deriv. — 23 Jun 2017

Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Boy Kings and the Specter of Smenkhkare—Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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The staggering number of royal mummies that Victor Loret found in the final resting place of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh, Amenhotep II, consisted of some individuals who have not yet been positively ascertained. Prime among them was the body of...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Richard Dick Sellicks, Dave Rudin, G. Elliot Smith/Wikimedia Commons); Deriv. — 23 Jun 2017

Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Boy Kings and the Specter of Smenkhkare—Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

The staggering number of royal mummies that Victor Loret found in the final resting place of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh, Amenhotep II, consisted of some individuals who have not yet been positively ascertained. Prime among them was the body of...
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