108: Amunhotep IV (Akhenaten)
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Akhenaten (Part 1): Conventional Start.
Around 1362 BCE, the reign of Amunhotep IV began. Although destined to shake the Egyptian state, this King began with some surprisingly conventional choices. His monuments and art are a far cry from what he would become...
Time period: c.1362 BCE (regnal year 1)
King: Amunhotep IV (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re).
Notable sites: Karnak (Ipet-Sut); West Bank of Thebes (Waset).
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Akhenaten (Part 1): Conventional Start.
Around 1362 BCE, the reign of Amunhotep IV began. Although destined to shake the Egyptian state, this King began with some surprisingly conventional choices. His monuments and art are a far cry from what he would become...
Time period: c.1362 BCE (regnal year 1)
King: Amunhotep IV (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re).
Notable sites: Karnak (Ipet-Sut); West Bank of Thebes (Waset).
Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.
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Music: Keith Zizza (keithzizza.com).
Select Bibliography:
Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of ancient Egypt, 2010.
The Epigraphic Survey, The Tomb of Kheruef: Theban Tomb 192, 1980 (Digital Edition).
James K. Hoffmeier, Akhenaten & the Origins of Monotheism, 2015.
Erik Hornung, Akhenaten and the Religion of Light, 1999.
Donald B. Redford, “Akhenaten: New Theories, Old Facts,” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2013.
Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1987.
Dominic Montserrat, Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt, 2005.
William J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt, 1995.
William J. Murnane, “On the Accession Date of Akhenaten,” Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes, 1976.
William J. Murnane, “Observations on Pre-Amarna Theology During the Earliest Reign of Amenhotep IV,” Gold of Praise: Studies on Ancient Egypt in Honor of Edward F. Wente, 1999.
Nicholas Reeves, Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet, 2005.
Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003.
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