Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read amarna sunset. Nefertiti, tutankhamun, ay, horemheb, and the egyptian counterreformation ebook written by aidan dodson. The book then outlines the events of the subsequent five decades that saw the extinction of the royal line, an attempt to place a foreigner on egypts throne, and the accession of three army officers in. 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. 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. It seemed the minimum, given the richness of the countrys history and culture, and in. The history of ancient egypts most mysterious pharaoh and his. In 1887, a peasant woman stumbled across a 3,000yearold trove of cuneiform tablets in the ruins at amarna, in upper egypt. Science history imagesalamy so bad has sisis crackdown been on liberals, writers and. 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. See the link in the syllabus about the amarna period in egyptian history. The book s language may be modern but the story is as ancient as time itself. 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. Ancient egypts age of revolution barbara watterson on.
This site should be distinguished from tell amarna in syria, a halaf period archaeological tell. The amarna period, this most famous of periods of ancient egyptian history, was directed by akhenaten, a pharaoh likely second only in fame to tutankhamun, his soninlaw. Because religion played such a significant role in all of egypts history, the period becomes a grand anomaly worthy of such focus. The pharaoh died mysteriously and was left without a male heir. The book then outlines the events of the subsequent five decades that saw the. Queen ankhesenamens only hope is to make an alliance with the hittites. The find, mostly letters from foreign kings to the egyptian court, was part of the palace archive of the mysterious, sunworshipping pharaoh akhenaten. A cache of cuneiform tablets from the amarna site shows that much of palestine remained under loose egyptian control immediately prior to this period. The name amarna comes from the beni amran tribe that lived in the region and founded a few settlements. Akhenatons alteration of the artistic and religious life of ancient egypt was drastic, if shortlived. It is still the only ancient egyptian city for which the details of the.
His reign is one of the most intensively researched periods of egyptian history with its own bibliography. Beginning in november, philadelphia will host amarna, ancient egypts place in the sun, a new exhibition at the university of pennsylvania museum of archaeology and anthropology that will focus on the royal city of amarna built by the pharaoh akhenaten, which was tuts childhood home. Bust of smenkhkare, a pharaoh from the mysterious amarna period of egyptian history. These texts, together with records from ugarit, hatti, and other egyptian sources, make the roughly twenty years that they cover the best documented period of. Choose from 66 different sets of amarna flashcards on quizlet.
His haste was to the relief of the egyptian people, but to the incredible disappointment of modern egyptologists and art historians. Akhenaten made several changes to egypt one of these changes was that he took away the power of the priests. Because of his revolutionary ideas and changes in ancient egyptian society, akhenaten made more enemies than friends, the reason why after his reign, ancient egyptians tried hard to erase from history anything related to akhenaten. Describe the socalled amarna revolution when the pharaoh akhenaten changed religion and cultural values in egypt.
A historians view auc history of ancient egypt book 1. The amarna period had many drastic changes to egypt. Queen of the amarna period neferneferuaten nefertiti nfr nfrw itn nfr. Book of ida, follows the trials of idaten, a slave girl, a childhood playmate and sweetheart of two well known characters from ancient egyptian history. The move to a new capital, akhenatenamarna, brought essential changes in the depictions of royal women. Philip swanson published on 2005 by blackwell publishing this book introduces readers to the evolution of mode.
It is disputed whether one of these letters is addressed to pharaoh ay. This book provides a balanced, factual narrative regarding the pharaoh akhenaten his capital city, amarna, and the revolutionary religious changes he attempted to integrate into the ancient egyptian civilization it provides a fascinating glimpse into the culture and people of ancient egypt. Ancient egypt historical fiction, historical fiction. The pharaoh akhenaten, who ruled egypt in the midfourteenth century bce, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in egyptian history. The one down side is that neither book really deals with the height of akhenatens reign in depth. Often called the originator of monotheism and the worlds first recorded individual, he has fascinated and inspired both scholars of egyptology and creative talents as diverse as sigmund freud and philip glass. Metpublications is a portal to the mets comprehensive book and online. Combining uptodate historical synthesis with extensive new archival research, akhenaten. The egyptian records from the death of amenophis iii to the accession of sethos i are incomplete to give any coherent picture of the foreign scene as viewed through egyptian. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the later half of the eighteenth. More ink has probably been spilled on akhenaten and his times the amarna period than any other figure from ancient egypt, with a vast range of. Along with pictures depicting important people, places. Book of ida, a historical novella by grea alexander takes place in thebes, upper egypt in 24 bc. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
His master thesis focussed on egyptian economics of the old kingdom. Popular egyptian history books goodreads share book. However, researchers had a hard time reconstructing ancient amarna since akhenatens capital was wiped off the map. Barry kemp tells about recent work and discoveries at the royal city of the pharaoh akhenaten. In amarna sunset, aidan dodson has produced a compact book chronicling the demise of the eighteenth dynasty from the. In the 14th century bc, atenism was egypts 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. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about amarna like never before.
What things did they fear or look forward to in the afterlife. The unusual concern of the pharaohs with the affairs of palestine was chiefly a result of. The amarna documents, with three exceptions, are written in a localized form of akkadian, the lingua franca of the late bronze age. Amarna period news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. His reign was during the amarna period, a time when akhenaten sought to impose new religious views.
Smenkhkare was a short lived pharaoh in the late eighteenth dynasty, bce. History, fantasy and ancient egypt is the first book to assess critically why the archaeology of ancient egypt continues to fascinate. He named this new city akhetaten, which means the horizon of the aten. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the latter half of the 18th dynasty. Amarna style, revolutionary style of egyptian art created by amenhotep iv, who took the name akhenaton during his reign 5336 bce in the 18th dynasty. Nefertiti, tutankhamun, ay, horemheb, and the egyptian counterreformation. Ancient egypt architecture imhotep first egyptian architect black history facts on imhotep the african ancient egypts first architect in robert buavals book imhotep the african. The name for the city employed by the ancient egyptians is written as. Not only did tutankhamun attempt to erase his father from egyptian history, but he shifted egyptian art back to the old ways so quickly and harshly that many objects from the amarna period were lost or destroyed. The secret history of egypt at the time of the exodus.
It was in their female imagery, above all, that the artists of amarna departed from the traditional iconic representations to emphasize the individual, the natural, in a way unprecedented in egyptian art. 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 egypts polytheistic religion into. The history of ancient egypts most mysterious pharaoh and his capital city chronicles whats known and unknown about the egyptian city and the pharaoh who was responsible for it. Amarna sunset, together with its recently updated companion volume, amarna sunrise, accordingly provides readers with a comprehensive, uptodate overview of egyptian history during the golden years of the late bronze age in the eastern mediterranean and the near east. Amarna period of egypt ancient history encyclopedia. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Most students of ancient egyptian are aware that the artwork composed during the amarna period under akhenaten differs markedly from that of other periods in egyptian history, one of the most visible changes in the art of this period was the manner in which human figures were depicted, specifically their proportions and at its most extreme in that of the king. See more ideas about egypt, palace and ancient egypt. 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. Based on the book of the dead images, what behaviors did egyptians find desirable in life.
Dominic lives in auckland, new zealand, where he studied ancient history at the university of auckland. The history of egypt podcast is written and produced by dominic perry. Amarna sunset was pretty much what id been hoping for after the disappointments i had with amarna sunrise. The documents tell an unsuspected tale of intensive diplomatic contacts among the great powers of the time egypt. Akhetaten, the city of akhenaten at amarna world history. This era in egypts history is known as the amarna period and is usually dated from akhenatens reforms to horemhebs reign. Theoretically astute and engagingly written, and illustrated with many striking images never previously published, it. 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. The oxford history of ancient egypt by ian shaw, nefertiti by michelle moran, the heretic queen by michelle moran, cle.
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