Posted in1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
Interview: Uncovering Amarna with Dr. Chris Naunton
Amarna, Then and Now. My guest today is Dr. Chris Naunton. Chris is the former head of the Egypt Exploration Society and the International Association of Egyptologists. With decades of work…
Posted in1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
132: Iconic Nefertiti
The Nefertiti Bust. Pretty simple story today. We recount the tale of Nefertiti’s Bust, the most famous work of sculpture to come from ancient Egypt. Now in a Berlin museum,…
Posted in1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
131: King Nefertiti
Ankh-kheperu-Ra Nefer-neferu-Aten.Queen Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten Neferet-Iti) seems to disappear from our story around year 12 of Akhenaten (c. 1352 BCE). Did she die? Fall out of favour? Or... did her position…
Posted in1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
130: The Life and Death of Smenkhkare
A Short-Lived Ruler. In 1349 BCE, Egypt had two kings. But not for long. The young ruler, Smenkhkare, was destined to die early. In this episode, we explore the strange…
Posted in1362 – 1346 BCE: Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten (18th Dynasty, Part 7) New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)
129: Hard-Knock Life
Stress, Diet, and Death in Akhet-Aten.By 1349 BCE (regnal year 14), Akhenaten's new city had grown rapidly. Twenty to thirty thousand people now called the city home, and these people…
