Egypt's golden couple : when Akhenaten and Nefertiti were Gods on Earth / John Coleman Darnell, Colleen Darnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darnell, John Coleman, author.

Darnell, Colleen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akhenaton, King of Egypt.

Akhenaton.

Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, active 14th century B.C.

Nefertiti.

Egypt--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.

Kings and rulers.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxii, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) , maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King Tut's parents Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask of his son Tutankhamun and the painted bust of his wife Nefertiti are the most recognizable artifacts from all of ancient Egypt. But who are Akhenaten and Nefertiti? And what can we actually say about rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago? November 2022 marks the centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and although "King Tut" is a household name, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming Egyptian solar worship, innovating in art and urban design, and merging religion and politics in ways never attempted before. Combining fascinating scholarship, detective suspense, and adventurous thrills, Egypt's Golden Couple is a journey through excavations, museums, hieroglyphic texts, and stunning artifacts. From clue to clue, renowned Egyptologists, John and Colleen Darnell, reconstruct an otherwise untold story of the magnificent reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. THE PARENTS: AMUNHOTEP III AND WE

1. A Divine Conception

2. An Angry Goddess

3. Ancient Rites

II. WASET: A NEW HORIZON

4. A Mysterious Prince

5. The Beautiful One Has Come

6. Transformation

7. The Unique God

8. A Royal Warrior

9. A Bustling Quarry

10. City of the Sun

11. An Erudite King

12. A Temple of Her Own

13. A Precocious Jubilee

14. Strange Colossi

III. AKHET-ATEN: THE FINAL HORIZON

15. "This is It!"

16. Horizon of Aten

17. Chariot of Solar Fire

18. A Holy Place in the Sun

IV. GODS ON EARTH: THE TRINITY

19. Secret Knowledge

20. One Who Contains Millions

21. My God Who Fashioned Me

22. Beauty Incarnate

23. A Holy Family

24. Performing Princesses

25. Love Divine

V. TWILIGHT OF THE GOD: DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION

26. Rulers of the World

27. Duplicity and Diplomacy

28. None Beside Him

29. Tragedy Strikes

30. Successors

31. Afterlife.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-350) and index.

ISBN:

9781250272874

1250272874

OCLC:

1333930728