One of Egypt’s most iconic symbols is a bust of the ancient queen‚ Nefertiti. Renown for her beauty‚ power‚ and mystery‚ Nefertiti and her husband‚ Pharaoh Akhenaten‚ or Amenhotep IV‚ ruled from 1353 to 1336 B.C. She was the head queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. Together they established the religious mythology of Aten‚ the sun god‚ and made it the most important god to worship-- even going to the extent of making the city of Akhetaton to honor their god.
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Queens played great roles during the period of New kingdom Egypt. They were known as the Great Royal Wife’s of the pharaohs and contributed politically‚ religiously and diplomatically influencing the roles of women during this period‚ and even future queens. Queen Tiye was an important influence on new kingdom Egypt and was the key wife of Amenhotep III and they ruled a peaceful reign. Tiye was the daughter of Yuya which was a officer in the chariotry‚ priest of min and Tuya (chief of harem of Amun
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means ‘the beautiful woman has come’‚ which has led to speculation that she was not of Egyptian birth. Though she may have not been Egyptian‚ Akhenaten often referred to Nefertiti as ‘the mistress of happiness’. All evidence suggests that their marriage was a happy one and that Akhenaten regarded her as his equal. When the couple moved to Amarna‚ Akhenaten describes her of one of the boundary stelae at as; ‘Fair of face‚ Joyous with the Double Plume‚ Mistress of Happiness‚ Endowed with Favour‚
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He also may have had a disease that caused his left foot to become clubbed. These ailments were probably at least somewhat caused by a long line of inbreeding. His parents‚ Akhenaten and either Nebetah or Beketaten‚ were siblings. King Tut was raised in the city called Akhetaten or Amarna. This city was created by Akhenaten in the fifth year of his reign several years before Tutankhamen was born. It was made the capitol of Egypt‚ replacing the great city of Thebes. This city still exists today;
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changed his name to Akhenaten. Akhenaten encouraged artistic inventiveness and realism. The walls of the temples and houses were painted in an eccentric new style. There were colossal statues of Akhenaten‚ the paintings from his private residence‚ the bust of his wife Nefertiti‚ and that of his mother Queen Tiy. These works are unique in Egyptian art as they do not flatter the king and his family but rather reveal them as real people‚ which is at their best interest. Akhenaten did not contribute as
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King Tutankhamun (1343-1325 B.C.) King Tutankhamun lived over 3‚300 years ago during a period known as the New Kingdom. This period of time was called the New Kingdom because it was when the pharaohs united upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital being Memphis near current day Cairo. The reason I chose to write a research paper on King Tut is because he is one of the most well known pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun is most well known only by the discovery of his intact
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Akhenaten’s transformation of religion brought with it radical changes in artistic conventions. Departing from the idealized images of earlier pharaohs‚ Akhenaten is sometimes depicted with feminine hips and exaggerated features. Early images of Nefertiti show a stereotypical young woman‚ but in later ones she is a near mirror image of Akhenaten. Her final depictions reveal a regal but realistic figure. On the walls of tombs and temples built during Akhenaten’s reign Nefertiti is depicted alongside
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characterised by a burst of magnificent building projects and artistic achievement· The Great Royal Wife Tiye‚ daughter if Yuya and Thuya plays a prominent role in reign· Diplomacy and marriage feature in foreign policy. Only one campaign to Nubia reported Akhenaten(Amenhotep IV)Neferkheperure Wa’enre 1349-33 · The cult of Aten the Sun disc‚ established as the state religion‚ replacing that of Amun of Thebes· The state capital moved to Akentaten‚ where a new city is built· The Great Royal Wife Nefertiti seems
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Using sources 1.1‚ 1.2 and 1.3 and your own knowledge‚ explain the changes in the solar cult before the reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (10 marks – 800 words) In a land like Egypt where the sun was one of the two dominating forces of nature (the other being the Nile)‚ it was natural for the people to worship the sun as a god. Solar (sun) worship had been practiced throughout Egypt in one form or another since Predynastic times. Popular beliefs about the sun god varied from place to place as did
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Queen Sobekneferu reigned from 1785-1782 BCE‚ and was known for being the first ruler of ancient Egypt (Sisowath). She was queen of the 12th dynasty or Middle Kingdom (Britannica). She was a god of power and strength‚ along with being a supporter of the Egyptian army and warriors (Sobekneferu). Her main goal was to improve agriculture and mining. Sobekheferu’s name means “She who shows beauty of Sobek”. Sobek related to the Nile crocodile‚ and was portrayed as either a reptile or a human body with
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