| Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dodson, Aidan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9774168593 ISBN-13: 9789774168598 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Religion | Ancient - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 932 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new study, drawing on the latest research, tells the story of the decline and fall of the pharaoh Akhenaten's religious revolution in the fourteenth century 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 Egypt's throne, and the accession of three army officers in turn. Among its conclusions are that the mother of Tutankhamun was none other than Nefertiti, and that the queen was joint-pharaoh in turn with both her husband Akhenaten and her son. As such, she was herself instrumental in beginning the return to orthodoxy, undoing her erstwhile husband's life-work before her own mysterious disappearance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dodson, Aidan: - Aidan Dodson is a senior research fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Bristol, UK, where he teaches Egyptology. He is the author of twenty books and over 300 reviews and articles. |
