Akhenaten

left in a difficult position, since the other prince was murdered before he even got into Egypt, she was forced to marry Ay, and became king of Egypt. Tutankhamun lived his early life in the city of Akhenaten. He was son of Lady Kiaya, who is thought to be a Mitannian princess and a wife of Akhenaten. Sadly, Lady Kiaya passed away after giving birth to Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun was nine years old when he became king of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. In his nineth year of being pharoh, Horemheb…

King Tut’s Death Mystery Horemheb, the highest deputy army general, killed Akhenaten, Tut’s father, Tut, and Aye, the chief advisor, to be the Pharaoh of Egypt. There are many theories on how Tut died. By murdering Akhenaten, Tut, and Aye, Horemheb would have become king. Horemheb and Aye both wanted to become soul mates with Queen Ankhesenamun to be ruler. Horemheb killed Tut by hitting him unconscious and cutting his heart out. Evidence on the young boy’s corpse show that a…

other gods in favor of one of the gods, Aten.This is why they call his father the "heretic king". Akhenaten was going to attempt to elevate the other gods. However, what he also wanted to do is reduce power from priests. The people that lived there were forced to honor Aten. The "religious" conversation changed the society into chaos. They changed the capital. It was Thebes to Amarna. Akhenaten had put all of his effort into the religious tradition, neglecting domestic and foreign affairs.…

society, culture, and religion, consequently causing a brief transformation in Egyptian art. These changes can be detected in the Relief of Princess with an Earring. This sculpture was made in the 18th Dynasty (1353-1336 BCE), during the reign of Akhenaten. Although only a portion of the limestone relief is displayed in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology, the sculpture still demonstrates the attributes that are found in art from Amarna Period. The Relief of Princess with…

I chose Nefertiti because she is one of the most powerful women in ancient history. She was the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, and therefore queen. As most pharaoh's had many wives, only the Great Royal Wife or chief consort was queen. It was the children of the Great Royal Wife whom inherited the throne, as well. She and her husband left a rather large mark on Egyptian history and Culture even changing the religion and capital of Egypt. Transforming the polytheistic religion into a…

was demonstrated by this relief named “Akhenaten and his family” which is one of the most famous artwork from the Amarna period. In this art Queen Nefertiti and Akhenaten sit on cushioned thrones playing with their nude daughters.Even in a family scene like this, there is still a religious aspect. The Aten is there to hold ankhs to the noses of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. This must be an early artwork. The three children are Merytaten (being kissed by Akhenaten) Meketaten (sitting on Nefertiti 's…

was met with resistance from nearly every level. By the end of his sixteen year reign in 1336 BC he was known as Akhenaten and he had brought his nation to near collapse. Akhenaten had the fortune of growing up with peace, but unlike most heirs to the throne he spent his childhood hidden from society. His father did not allow him to be seen publicly due to his peculiar look. Akhenaten had a feminine appearance and some physical deformities that…

His dad, considered the god Aten to be the Egyptian pantheon's most critical icon and supported his love most importantly others. Akhenaten likewise exchanged the Egyptian capital from Thebes to another site dedicated to Aten. Tutankhamen is thought to switch these disagreeable religious changes, restoring the god Amun to his previous magnificence and moving the capital back to Thebes…

The Funerary Mask of King Tutankhamun Ever heard the phrase Kings never die, well neither do Pharaohs. For year’s archeologist have been discovering tombs of pharaohs and their families trying to get an understanding of who they were. Many tombs of the pharaohs were ravaged through and amazing art was taken by tomb robbers but still they were able to find beautiful works of art and even funeral masks. Arguably the most famous mask to date is King Tutankhamun. Along with the mask there were many…

of Nefertiti is part of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin collection and currently on display in the Neues Museum. The Nefertiti Bust is a 3,300-year-old painted stucco-coated limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Martin Fox, an art historian stated, “The bust of Nefertiti is 47 centimetres tall and weighs about 20 kilograms. It is made of a limestone core covered with painted stucco (fine plaster) layers. The face is completely…