Akhenaten: the Heretic Pharaoh Pharaoh Akhenaten’s religious reforms greatly impacted all aspects of Egyptian government, culture, and history. Known as the Heretic Pharaoh, Akhenaten upended the classic and traditional ideals of Egyptian religion, and replaced them with entirely unique principles that rocked the Egyptian world. Why is the artwork and culture from his reign dramatically different from classic Egyptian norms? However, most importantly, why was Akhenaten almost written out of Egyptian
Amenhotep (Nefertiti's husband) were so intent on promoting this new worship, that they both changed their names. Nefertiti to Neferneferuaten- Nefertiti (meaning the Aten is radiant of radiance because the beautiful one has come) and Amnehotep to Akhenaten. Many opposed this new religion, but there were also many supporters of this cult, which lead to much controversy in Egypt.
Imagine this, you are 9 years old and you are a king. That’s what King Tut was, at age 9 he ruled Egypt. Unfortunately King Tut only ruled Egypt for 10 years because he died, unexpectedly, at age 19. His death was a mystery, but the biggest mystery was where his tomb was hidden. King Tut died around 1324 BCE and when you’re a King, you get many, many riches. All the riches, or most of the riches are buried when the King dies. So of course, a few people really wanted to find his tomb. King Tut’s
the Akhenaten, his father who ruled over the land, also, in the 18th dynasty. His father ruled for over 17 years until his death sometime around 1334-1336 BC. It was confirmed that Akhenaten was his father in the year 2010 when DNA testing was done on the mummified remains. His mother, however, is much more of a mystery. His mother has no name, but is known as “The Younger Lady” found in the KV35 tomb in the year 1898 as a part of the King’s Valley. She was the wife and sister of Akhenaten, however
Discovered in 1912 by the German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt, Nefertiti’s bust is an iconic piece of ancient Egyptian art. Its current location is at the Neues Museum in Berlin. This figure was created in 1340 BC by the artist Thutmose, who was thought to have been the official court sculptor of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton, husband of Nefertiti (Dell'Amore). Although much of the details of her life are shrouded in mystery, Queen Nefertiti’s image has attracted the attention of scholars and
Tutankhamun Mystery <LastName> <MI> <First Name> <Professor’s Name> <Institution Name> <October 13 2014> Tutankhamun Mystery Tutankhamun is the boy pharaoh of Egyptian eighteenth dynasty who ascended the throne of Egypt in 1333 B.C. at the age of nine, called as King Tut. He died prematurely at a very early age of around eighteen in 1323 B.C. (“Life and Times”, n.d.). Similar to the kings of eighteenth dynasty, he was also embalmed, mummified and buried with lots of treasures in a tomb in the
Amenemone was a scribe of the Sacred Offerings of temple of Amun, Mut, and the temple of Ramesses II "Beloved like Amun". According to Dieter, Amenemone was the architect from the nineteenth dynasty, who could have been responsible for building the Ramesseum, the funerary temple of Ramesses II. Another official named Amenemone was discussed by Okinga, concerning an inscription from his tomb specified his titles as “overseer of craftsmen and chief of Goldsmith, Amenemone”. According to Okinga, the
Egypt Project Research In 1922, Howard Carter opened up King Tut’s tomb for the first time in over 3,000 years. King Tut himself was born at Akhetaten, which was the capital city of Egypt. He was born in about the year 1346 BC. King Tut became king and pharaoh at the young age of nine and ruled during the 18th dynasty when the Egyptian empire was at it’s peak. The reason that King Tut is so well known today is that his tomb, containing fabulous treasures, was found by British archaeologists Howard
The first 11th Dynasty ruler to gain control of upper and lower Egypt was Nebhepetra Mentuhotep II (2055-2004 BCE), who succeeded Nakhtnebtepnefer Intef III (2063-2055 BC). Mentuhotep’s most substantial political achievement was the reunification of Egypt, and the feat was so impressive that he adopted the name “Unifier of the Two Lands.”His accomplishment was recognized by the ancient Egyptians. Numerous private tombs contain inscriptions that celebrate his role as the founder of the Middle Kingdom
King Tutankhamun (also known as King Tut or Tutankhamen) is the most famous Pharaoh in the modern world. Tutankhamun means ‘living image of Amun’. He was born in the year of the reign Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (also known as Akhenaten) 1345BC, until his early death in 1327BC while he was still only a young boy aged 18. About 3000 years later, he became the famous pharaoh he is today when the archaeologist Howard Carter and his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, discovered his almost-intact tomb in the Valley of