The Amarna Period is the most controversial era in Egyptian history and has been studied, debated, and written about more than any other. Amenhotep IV may have been co-regent with his father, Amenhotep III, and it has been noted that the sun-disk known as the 'Aten' is displayed on a number of inscriptions from this period of the earlier king's reign.
The Aten was not new to the rule of Akhenaten and, prior to his conversion, was simply another cult among the many in ancient Egypt. It should be noted that 'cult' did not have the same meaning in this regard as it does in the present day.
The gods and practices of the various cults all represented the same end: eternal harmony and balance. Continue reading from World HIstory Encyclopedia. Research Center in Egypt. This would not have been without precedent: In the 15th century B. On December 6, , a team led by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered a sculpture buried upside-down in the sandy rubble on the floor of the excavated workshop of the royal sculptor Thutmose in Amarna.
The painted figure featured a slender neck, gracefully proportioned face and a curious blue cylindrical headpiece of a style only seen in images of Nefertiti. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. King Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around B. Upon his death, she began acting as regent for her stepson, the infant Thutmose III, but later took on the full powers of a pharaoh, becoming Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent first with her father, then with her two younger brothers and finally with her son for almost three decades.
She was part of a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy, who served as general under Alexander the Great during The amazing works of art and architecture known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World serve as a testament to the ingenuity, imagination and sheer hard work of which human beings are capable. They are also, however, reminders of the human capacity for disagreement, Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history.
Their massive scale reflects the unique role that the pharaoh, For almost 30 centuries—from its unification around B.
Hands offering Aten cartouches , ca. Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The first works commissioned by the king appeared in the traditional Theban style, employed by nearly every 18th dynasty pharaoh preceding him. However, as he implemented new religious ideas, royal art evolved to reflect the concepts of Atenism. The most striking changes are seen in the appearance of the royal family.
Heads became larger than in the traditional style and were supported by elongated and slender necks. The royal family took on a more androgynous appearance that sometimes even obscured the difference between Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. Their faces were characterized by large lips, long noses and squinting eyes, and their bodies displayed narrow shoulders and waists, small and somewhat concave torsos and large thighs, buttocks and bellies.
The king proclaimed that the Aten had manifested itself for the first time on the site and that the Aten had chosen this site for the king alone. Most of the township and administration buildings were completed roughly three years later.
The king most likely died during his 17th regnal year, as this is the highest date attested for him. But uncertainties surround his demise. The royal tomb intended for Akhenaten at Amarna did not contain a royal burial, which prompts the question of what happened to the body. Several scholars have suggested that a skeleton found in tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings could belong to Akhenaten, because the tomb contained numerous grave goods including the coffin in which the remains were found belonging to Akhenaten and other Amarna period figures.
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