Aidan Dodson
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9789774166334
- eISBN:
- 9781617976537
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166334.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
The latter part of the fifteenth century BC saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the ...
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The latter part of the fifteenth century BC saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings to commission some of the most stupendous temples of all time, some of the greatest dedicated to Amun-Re, King of the Gods. Yet a century later these temples lay derelict, the god's images, names, and titles all erased in an orgy of iconoclasm by Akhenaten, the devotee of a single sun-god. This book traces the history of Egypt from the death of the great warrior-king Thutmose III to the high point of Akhenaten's reign, when the known world brought gifts to his newly-built 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 Akhenaten's father, Amenhotep III, into a solar deity in his own right.Less
The latter part of the fifteenth century BC saw Egypt's political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings to commission some of the most stupendous temples of all time, some of the greatest dedicated to Amun-Re, King of the Gods. Yet a century later these temples lay derelict, the god's images, names, and titles all erased in an orgy of iconoclasm by Akhenaten, the devotee of a single sun-god. This book traces the history of Egypt from the death of the great warrior-king Thutmose III to the high point of Akhenaten's reign, when the known world brought gifts to his newly-built 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 Akhenaten's father, Amenhotep III, into a solar deity in his own right.
Aidan Dodson
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774163043
- eISBN:
- 9781936190041
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774163043.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
Ay is one of the prominent figures of the late Eighteenth Dynasty. He appears in the records of Akhenaten's reign. His tomb at Amarna gives him the title Fan Bearer on the Right Hand of the King, but ...
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Ay is one of the prominent figures of the late Eighteenth Dynasty. He appears in the records of Akhenaten's reign. His tomb at Amarna gives him the title Fan Bearer on the Right Hand of the King, but the most widely used in his titles is the God's Father and this title makes him unique at the courts of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. At Amarna he seems to have been known simply as The God's Father par excellence based on the three ostraca that refer to orders being given by this so-titled individual. This title is not just a contraction of the priestly title of “God's Father of [GOD],” but rather a version of a title that goes back to the Old Kingdom. One bearer of this title was Tutankhamuns's tutor, Sennedjem.Less
Ay is one of the prominent figures of the late Eighteenth Dynasty. He appears in the records of Akhenaten's reign. His tomb at Amarna gives him the title Fan Bearer on the Right Hand of the King, but the most widely used in his titles is the God's Father and this title makes him unique at the courts of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. At Amarna he seems to have been known simply as The God's Father par excellence based on the three ostraca that refer to orders being given by this so-titled individual. This title is not just a contraction of the priestly title of “God's Father of [GOD],” but rather a version of a title that goes back to the Old Kingdom. One bearer of this title was Tutankhamuns's tutor, Sennedjem.
Aidan Dodson
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9789774166334
- eISBN:
- 9781617976537
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166334.003.0006
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This chapter discusses the history of Egypt from Year 12 of Akhenaten to the beginning of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It summarises the evidence for the last five years of Akhenaten's reign, including ...
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This chapter discusses the history of Egypt from Year 12 of Akhenaten to the beginning of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It summarises the evidence for the last five years of Akhenaten's reign, including the questions surrounding the dating and identity of his coregents Smenkhkare and Nefertiti, and then that for the reigns of Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb. It concludes with a consideration of the long-term impacts of Akhenaten's reign, including on royal ideology and on funerary practices.Less
This chapter discusses the history of Egypt from Year 12 of Akhenaten to the beginning of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It summarises the evidence for the last five years of Akhenaten's reign, including the questions surrounding the dating and identity of his coregents Smenkhkare and Nefertiti, and then that for the reigns of Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb. It concludes with a consideration of the long-term impacts of Akhenaten's reign, including on royal ideology and on funerary practices.
