He is professor emeritus of egyptology at the university of cambridge and directing excavations at amarna in egypt. A companion to abydos in the new aspects of antiquity series, this book a remarkable evocation of an ancient. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. The oxford history of ancient egypt is widely considered as one of the best books on ancient egypt. Written by an expert team of egyptologists and historians, the.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Moses and akhenaten one and the same person by ahmed. This archive contains several hundred clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform, and it represents a part of the correspondence between egypt and other polities, i. The amarna period in egyptian history is a spectacular time filled with mystery, regardless of the massive research and analysis of egyptologists and layman enthusiasts.
Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient egypt, and the archaeology of akhenatens capital city, amarna. Barry john kemp, cbe, fba is an english archaeologist and egyptologist. Eminent scholars from europe, north america, and australia though, oddly, no scholars from egyptian universities contribute different chapters, and a complete picture of pharaonic society emerges over the course of the book. The history of ancient egypt s most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city chronicles whats known and unknown about the egyptian city and the pharaoh who was responsible for it. My research is concerned with the amarna letters and its diplomatic system. Murnane 19452000 dedicated his life to the epigraphic recording and historical interpretation of the monuments of pharaonic egypt. An accompaniment to the egyptian museum of berlins special exhibition celebrating the discovery of the nefertiti bust in 1912, this catalog presents neverbeforeseen artifacts and objects from the amarna period of egyptian history. In tribute to his important contributions to egyptology, a prominent group of his colleagues and students offer a range of new studies on egyptian epigraphy and historiography.
Libby hawker is an excellent writer of fiction based on ancient history. Of all the pharaohs who ruled ancient egypt, there is one in particular that stands out from the rest. First examples of ancient egyptian head cones found at amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaohs extraordinary cultural afterlife. Amarna period news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. The amarna period is, in fact, the era of ancient egypt s history that has received the most attention because akhenatens reign is seen as such a dramatic departure from the standard of the traditional egyptian monarchy. She does create some anachronisms but in an appendix to the third book she explains why she did it. The history of ancient egypt s most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city audiobook by charles river editors. In the 14th century bc, atenism was egypt s state religion for around 20 years, before subsequent rulers returned to the traditional gods and the pharaohs associated with atenism were erased from egyptian records. The article eden in egypt has been extracted with permission from the books eden in egypt and mary magdalene, princess of orange by ralph ellis, available from edfu books.
Amarna is the modern arabic name for the site of the ancient egyptian city of akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of akhenaten 5336 bce. It was marked by the reign of amenhotep iv, who changed his name to akhenaten 5336 bc in order to reflect the dramatic change of egypt s polytheistic religion into. Among them were letters written in babylonian cuneiform script to these pharaohs of egypt by various kings dwelling. The shift of the divine structure had an astonishing effect on the way the culture was depicted artistically, thus creating a terrible backlash when akhenatens son. Describe the socalled amarna revolution when the pharaoh akhenaten changed religion and cultural values in egypt. Amarna period of egypt ancient history encyclopedia.
Nefertiti, tutankhamun, ay, horemheb, and the egyptian counterreformation by aidan dodson. This book traces the history of egypt from the death of the great warriorking thutmose iii to the high point of akhenatens reign, when the known world brought. Anatomy of a civilisation is a core text of egyptology and many ancient history. During the amarna period, the fiscal system of egypt had developed over the centuries and, by adjusting the claims of small local shrines, the larger temples and the departments of the palace, had produced a system that operated without intolerable exploitation. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This book traces the history of egypt from the death of the great warriorking thutmose iii to the high point of akhenatens reign, when the known world brought gifts to his newlybuilt capital city of amarna, in particular looking at the way in which the cult of the sun became increasingly important to even orthodox kings, culminating in the transformation of akhenatens father, amenhotep iii, into a solar. It covers some of the earliest masterpieces of art and architecture, and literature. A selection of depictions of head cones in ancient egyptian art from amarna images from egypt exploration society via antiquity publications ltd. Egypt from golden age to age of heresy aidan dodson. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Amid the convulsions in the years following the arab spring, peter hessler went to the ancient city of amarna, site of another shortlived attempt to remake a nation. Amarna studies loom large in the volume as they did in murnanes own work. History, fantasy and ancient egypt is the first book to assess critically why the archaeology of ancient egypt continues to fascinate. The book also explores religion, craftsmanship, daily life, and sculpture in amarna and the world famous nefertiti bust.
Over the course of his 17year reign 5336 bce, akhenaten spearheaded a cultural, religious. The art of the amarna period ancient history encyclopedia. Combining uptodate historical synthesis with extensive new archival research, akhenaten. Theoretically astute and engagingly written, and illustrated with many striking images never previously published, it will appeal to anyone with an interest in akhenaten or in the archaeology of ancient egypt. Easy to read, even im not speaking native english, this was my evening lecture.
He is explicitly stated to be the pharaoh who opposed moses in the book of. The oxford history of ancient egypt is thorough very thorough, in a manner characteristic of the oxford histories. See the link in the syllabus about the amarna period in egyptian history. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nefertiti, tutankhamun, ay, horemheb, and the egyptian counterreformation by aidan dodson is a must for everyone interested in egyptian history, especially the end of the eighteenth dynasty. What things did they fear or look forward to in the afterlife. Although the book covers all of ancient egyptian history, the new kingdom families were among the best documented, so dodson and hilton offer plenty about the eighteenth through twentieth dynasties, including genealogical trees, tables, and commentary. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the latter half of the eighteenth dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen was shifted to akhetaten horizon of the aten in what is now amarna. Osmans book, moses and akhenaten provides a radical challenge to the longstanding beliefs concerning the origin of semitic religion and the puzzle of akhenatens deviation from ancient egyptian tradition. What was the function of books of the dead in the new kingdom. It was marked by the reign of amenhotep iv, who changed his name to akhenaten 5336 bc. The book compiles fascinating information about the egyptians with supporting historical facts.
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The history of ancient egypt s most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading akhenaten and amarna. Atenism, or the amarna heresy, refers to the religious changes associated with the eighteenth dynasty pharaoh amenhotep iv, better known under his adopted name, akhenaten. Significantly, and for the only time in the history of egyptian royal art. Tell amarna in egypt and the book of mormon ancient. Although the amarna period did not last long after akhenatens death around 36 bce, this period was undoubtedly one of the most intriguing and significant in egyptian history. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. Now, an international team of archaeologists publishing in the latest issue of antiquity, report the discovery of two head. This is the second of a trilogy set during the amarna period of the 18th dynasty, probably the most interesting dynasty in egyptian history. The city of refuge by diana wilder, on a balcony by david stacton, egypt.
Did the amarna line really end with king tuts death. In fact, if osmans contentions are right, many major old testament figures would be of egyptian origin. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the later half of the eighteenth. The history of ancient egypt s most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city kindle edition by charles river editors. What about thutmoses bust of nefertiti is characteristic of art during the amarna period of egyptian history. Based on the book of the dead images, what behaviors did egyptians find desirable in life. Early excavations at amarna by flinders petrie sparked interest in the. The history of ancient egypt s most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city by charles river editors, colin fluxman for free with a 30 day free trial.
I am a phd student in ancient history at the universidade federal do rio grande do sul, sponsored by capes, brazil. Metropolitan museum of art, 1996, by dorothea arnold, contrib. In 1988 there were about 400 cuneiform tablets discovered at this site which were part of the royal archives of amenhotep iii and amenhotep iv akhenaten who reigned about 1400 bc. Because religion played such a significant role in all of egypt s history, the period becomes a grand anomaly worthy of such focus. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the later half of the eighteenth dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen was shifted to akhetaten horizon of the aten in what is now amarna. Akhenaten known before the fifth year of his reign as amenhotep iv sometimes given its greek. The history of ancient egypts most mysterious pharaoh and his. History, fantasy and ancient egypt 1 by montserrat, dominic isbn. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions.
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