Akhenaten

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is a necropolis featuring Alexandrian tombs, and other archeological finds. The necropolis features many Hellenistic and Imperial Roman influences. Not much is known about the origins of the catacombs except that within the area there was a merge between Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultural points, from Egyptian statues wearing Roman clothing. It is believed that the catacombs were created in the second century AD and might have been…

Mesopotamia, but more specifically, Sumer, sparked the beginning of narrative art as a pictorial convention in the ancient world. A spark that has carried on into another society, Ancient Egypt, which has since then been a hot spot of art artifacts. There are many parallels and differences that can be drawn between the artifacts of each society, such as the Standard of Ur and the Palette of King Narmer. One of the most significant turning points in art history is the discovery of the Standard of…

The most notable similarity between the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian) and the Palace at Knossos (Aegean) is that both structures were built for upperclass members in their societies. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut was constructed for Hatshepsut, an Egyptian queen recognized as "The women who could be king" and the Palace at Knossos was commissioned for King Minos. Another similarity between these structures was the paintings that were found inside. One of the Palace at Knossos's…

The mysterious Pharaoh of Egypt, King Tut was not an important ruler or very successful. Although he was the most famous ruler and liked. King Tut was a very important ruler. When he died they made his coffin pretty much out of gold and put a lot of items in there with him for the afterlife. KIng Tut was pretty famous at the time. He is also known for his intact tomb. He was known all around his village. Over 3,300 years ago, a young boy, known as Tutankhamen, gained power to rule the…

Have you have wondered about the pharaohs of Egypt or who created the First Dynasty? That was Narmer the last pharaoh of his time accomplishing creating the First Dynasty known to man . He made history just by bringing two lands of Egypt together. He is known as either Narmer or Menes. Narmer being his birth name the name Menes given to him as an honorific name. There was a palette found by Narmer’s tomb named Narmer’s Palette. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic writing known to man.…

Dr. Ashraf Selim loved the heritage of his country and was asked to help solve a puzzle by using his knowledge. In 2005 an Egyptian team of radiologist and a group of foreign radiologist studied CT imagers of the mummified remain of Tutankhamun taken on a 6slice CT Siemens scanner. They were to determine what killed him and were given 3 months to do so. They had discrepancies in their interpretations so Dr. Selim was asked to help with the diagnosis. He discovered that King Tut’s trunk, limbs,…

Ancient Egypt always fascinates me, especially learning about the Pharaohs. Akhenaten is a very famous Pharaoh, and for good reason too. His reign, death, and the discovery of his tomb are especially interesting. Akhenaten’s reign was very different from other Pharaohs. Some people think that in the fifth year of his reign, Akhenaten had a vision. What he got out of it was that he had to change the religion of Egypt. He started to practice monotheism, the worship of one god, and worshiped Aten.…

identity serves as a key to the afterlife. In other civilizations, identity is also important, but they focus more on how the person lived their life because, in the end, death comes to everyone. I will be discussing two pieces: The Skull Mosaic and Akhenaten and Family. While these two pieces may seem like an odd comparison, I believe these pieces show how important or how unimportant identity can be, and how a person’s fortune may affect the way we view the art. The first piece that I am…

were killed by their enemies, were just to their kin gdoms, while others were greedy and spoiled with power. Yet in history kings receive just as much fame. King Akhenaten of Egypt and Gilgamesh of Mesopotamia were powerful and crafty individuals, but their selfishness ruined their chances of being great leaders. History found King Akhenaten to be one of the most famous Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Son of Amenhotep III and part of a powerful family that had ruled for over two hundred years, since…

historical greatness and success in 14th century BC Egypt relied solely on Akhenaten’s idealistic propaganda and their coregency. This will be made evident through analysing the sources evident, the typical role of women in Egypt, and the changes her and Akhenaten introduced. Her rise to power will also be explored, as well the brevity of the religious revolution, highlighting just how reliant Nefertiti’s status in Egypt was. The evidence available to outline Nefertiti’s reign is limited and…