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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

Painted limestone block from Amarna shows Akhenaten worshipping the Aten; while his daughter, Meritaten, shakes a sistrum; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum, New York); Deriv. — 05 Sep 2018

Was Meritaten the Ephemeral Ankhkheperure? Death of Nefertiti and Succession Games in the Royal Court – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Given the virtual lack of royal males who were old enough to rule, disarray over who would assume the throne after Akhenaten’s death seems to have plagued the Amarna family. Having accorded exceptional status to the women in his life, the Heretic...
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Painted limestone block from Amarna shows Akhenaten worshipping the Aten; while his daughter, Meritaten, shakes a sistrum; design by Anand Balaji (Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum, New York); Deriv. — 05 Sep 2018

Was Meritaten the Ephemeral Ankhkheperure? Death of Nefertiti and Succession Games in the Royal Court – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Given the virtual lack of royal males who were old enough to rule, disarray over who would assume the throne after Akhenaten’s death seems to have plagued the Amarna family. Having accorded exceptional status to the women in his life, the Heretic...
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Detail of a talatat block from Amarna supposedly shows Kiya with her unnamed daughter. It is also suggested that this is Nefertiti and Meritaten; design by Anand Balaji — 03 Sep 2018

Was Meritaten the Ephemeral Ankhkheperure? Discovering the True Identity of Amarna’s Female Pharaoh – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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During the final years of the Atenist heresy, an obscure ruler came to the throne of Egypt. No one is certain about the identity of this person - especially if it was a man or a woman. Akhenaten’s reign continues to remain shrouded in mystery; in...
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Detail of a talatat block from Amarna supposedly shows Kiya with her unnamed daughter. It is also suggested that this is Nefertiti and Meritaten; design by Anand Balaji — 03 Sep 2018

Was Meritaten the Ephemeral Ankhkheperure? Discovering the True Identity of Amarna’s Female Pharaoh – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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During the final years of the Atenist heresy, an obscure ruler came to the throne of Egypt. No one is certain about the identity of this person - especially if it was a man or a woman. Akhenaten’s reign continues to remain shrouded in mystery; in...
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

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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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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

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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: Dennis Jarvis/CC BY 2.0, Victor Loret/Wikimedia Commons, Richard Dick Sellicks); Deriv. By: Anand Balaji — 21 Jun 2017

Lasting Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Is it Really Prince Webensenu Or Another?—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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A host of pharaohs who were removed to safety from their burial places in ancient times rested peacefully for millennia within the bowels of the magnificent tomb of Amenhotep II. Among the great names lay the desecrated mummy of a youngster whose...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credits: Dennis Jarvis/CC BY 2.0, Victor Loret/Wikimedia Commons, Richard Dick Sellicks); Deriv. By: Anand Balaji — 21 Jun 2017

Lasting Puzzle of the Unidentified KV35 Mummy: Is it Really Prince Webensenu Or Another?—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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A host of pharaohs who were removed to safety from their burial places in ancient times rested peacefully for millennia within the bowels of the magnificent tomb of Amenhotep II. Among the great names lay the desecrated mummy of a youngster whose...
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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

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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

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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 — 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...
Read More

Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credit: Dr Chris Naunton and Roy Lester Pond); Deriv. — 28 Apr 2017

Unraveling Tutankhamun’s Final Secret: Enigmatic Sarcophagus the Key to Proof of a Double Burial? – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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The sarcophagus in which Tutankhamun was interred upon his untimely demise in the confines of his tomb has for long puzzled Egyptologists. The existence of anomalies on its surface is perplexing. Even though it is obvious today that the coffer was...
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Collection of Egyptian Art, design by Anand Balaji (Photo credit: Dr Chris Naunton and Roy Lester Pond); Deriv. — 28 Apr 2017

Unraveling Tutankhamun’s Final Secret: Enigmatic Sarcophagus the Key to Proof of a Double Burial? – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

The sarcophagus in which Tutankhamun was interred upon his untimely demise in the confines of his tomb has for long puzzled Egyptologists. The existence of anomalies on its surface is perplexing. Even though it is obvious today that the coffer was...
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