Author: Geoffrey Thorndike MartinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0710304137
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Bibliography of the Amarna Period
Author: Geoffrey Thorndike MartinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0710304137
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Bibliography Of The Amarna Perio
Author: MartinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136154183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Published in 1990, Bibliography Of The Amarna Perio is a valuable contribution to the field of Asian Studies.
Post-Amarna Period Statues of Amun and His Consorts Mut and Amunet
Author: Marianne Eaton-KraussPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004434704
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The reign of the “heretic pharaoh” Akhenaten—the so-called Amarna Period—witnessed an unprecedented attack on the cult of Amun, King of the Gods, with his cult center at ancient Thebes (modern Luxor). A program to reinstate Amun to pre-eminence in the traditional pantheon was instituted by Akhenaten’s successors Tutankhamun, Ay, and Horemhab. Damaged reliefs and inscriptions were restored and new statues of Amun and his consorts Mut and Amunet commissioned to replace those destroyed under Akhenaten. In this study, over 60 statues and fragments of statues attributable to the post-Amarna Period on the basis of an inscription, physiognomy, and/or stylistic analysis are discussed, as well as others that have been incorrectly assigned to the era.
Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism
Author: James K. HoffmeierPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199792143
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt. His odd appearance and his preoccupation with worshiping the sun disc Aten have stimulated academic discussion and controversy for more than a century. Despite the numerous books and articles about this enigmatic figure, many questions about Akhenaten and the Atenism religion remain unanswered. In Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism, James K. Hoffmeier argues that Akhenaten was not, as is often said, a radical advocating a new religion, but rather a primitivist: that is, one who reaches back to a golden age and emulates it. Akhenaten's inspiration was the Old Kingdom (2650-2400 B.C.E.), when the sun-god Re/Atum ruled as the unrivaled head of the Egyptian pantheon. Hoffmeier finds that Akhenaten was a genuine convert to the worship of Aten, the sole creator God, based on the Pharoah's own testimony of a theophany, a divine encounter that launched his monotheistic religious odyssey. The book also explores the Atenist religion's possible relationship to Israel's religion, offering a close comparison of the hymn to the Aten to Psalm 104, which has been identified by scholars as influenced by the Egyptian hymn. Through a careful reading of key texts, artworks, and archaeological studies, Hoffmeier provides compelling new insights into a religion that predated Moses and Hebrew monotheism, the impact of Atenism on Egyptian religion and politics, and the aftermath of Akhenaten's reign.
The Royal Women of Amarna
Author: Dorothea ArnoldPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870998161
Category : Portrait sculpture, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The move to a new capital, Akhenaten/Amarna, brought essential changes in the depictions of royal women. It was in their female imagery, above all, that the artists of Amarna departed from the traditional iconic representations to emphasize the individual, the natural, in a way unprecedented in Egyptian art.
Amarna Diplomacy
Author: Raymond CohenPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801871030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Published in 1992, William L. Moran's definitive English translation, The Amarna Letters, raised as many questions as it answered. How did Pharaoh run his empire? Why did the god-king consent to deal with his fellow, mortal monarchs as equals? Indeed, why did kings engage in diplomacy at all? How did the great powers maintain international peace and order? In Amarna Diplomacy, Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook have brought together a team of specialists, both social scientists and ancient historians, to explore the world of ancient Near Eastern statecraft portrayed in the letters. Subjects discussed include Egyptian imperial and foreign policy, international law and trade, geopolitics and decision making, intelligence, and diplomacy. This book will be of interest to scholars not only of the ancient Near East and the Bible but also of international relations and diplomatic studies. Contributors are Pinhas Artzi, Kevin Avruch, Geoffrey Berridge, Betsy M. Bryan, Raymond Cohen, Steven R. David, Daniel Druckman, Serdar Güner, Alan James, Christer Jönsson, Mario Liverani, Samuel A. Meier, William J. Murnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini.
Akhenaten
Author: Ronald T. RidleyPublisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 1617979449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
A groundbreaking historiography of the reign of Akhenaten More ink has probably been spilled on Akhenaten and his times (‘the Amarna Period’) than any other figure from ancient Egypt, with a vast range of interpretations and theories that can leave the uninitiated utterly bewildered. Against this background, Akhenaten: A Historian’s View examines what scholars have said over the years regarding key aspects of the period, to produce a ‘history of histories,’ exploring exactly how various chains of arguments were arrived at—and how houses of cards thus erected have subsequently come tumbling down. In particular, it teases out ideas based on solid documentation from those based on theory and fancy, and tracks ways in which new evidence became available, how it was interpreted, and how it fed—or didn't—into the big picture. This book thus fills a major gap in the literature of the Amarna Period and also contributes to the wider, and much neglected, field of the historiography of ancient Egypt.
The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Author: Barry J. KempPublisher: New Aspects of Antiquity
ISBN: 9780500291207
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“In the process of reconstituting a long-vanished city, the meticulously assembled book also brings to life the exotic, almost alien society once housed there.” —Publishers Weekly
New Kingdom Amarna Period
Author: Robert HariPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004070318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Amarna Sunrise
Author: Aidan DodsonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9774166337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Aims to set the reign of Akhenaten in its full historical context, by providing a narrative account of the history of Egypt from the end of the reign of Amenhotep II to the high point of the reign of Akhenaten, highlighting the threads that led to the establishment of the latter's monotheistic cult of the Aten. While written as a stand-alone work, it will also act as a 'prequel' to the same author's Amarna Sunset, published by AUC Press in 2009.