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AKHENATEN
King of Egypt
Cyril Aldred
"Impressively up-to-date, and ranges over archaeology, art-history, morbid pathology, social and political history
and the evolution of ideas. This is a book to which one will return, and gain each time one does so." —The Times Literary Supplement
The revolutionary cult of sun-worship that Akhenaten introduced, and such contentious issues as the role of Nefertiti
as a goddess, the dominant part played by plague during Akhenaten's reign, and likely events of the king's twilight
years are treated with new insight and set within the framework of an authoritative overview of the entire period.
"In this careful survey of the archeological evidence, Aldred, author of Akhenaten, Pharaoh of Egypt, reviews
controversies such as whether the king shared power with a co-regent and the meaning of the "Amarna Letters," 350
cuneiform slabs. Over 100 photographs and sketches bring the latest finds to light. "
—Publishers Weekly
ISBN 0-500-27621-8
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306 pages · EGYPT / HISTORY
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