Akhenaten
Egypt's False Prophet
Nicholas Reeves
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| ‘A racy, irresistible detective story full of hidden clues (and bodies), magic geometry and ruthlessness masked as mysticism’ | – The New York Times
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| ‘Reeves leads the reader adeptly through archaeological finds and the latest research on the Amarna period … entertaining and informative’ | – The Times
Higher Education Supplement |
| ‘A tremendous read … brings factional division in ancient Egypt vividly to life’ | | – Birmingham Post |
One of the most compelling and controversial figures in history, Akhenaten has captured the imagination like no other Egyptian pharaoh. Known today as a heretic, Akhenaten sought to impose upon Egypt and its people the worship of a single god, and in so doing changed the country in every way.
Much has been written about this strange, persecuted figure, whose freakishly elongated and effeminate appearance is totally at odds with that of the traditional Egyptian ruler-hero, but in this immensely readable re-evaluation, Nicholas Reeves presents an entirely new perspective on the turbulent events of pharaoh’s seventeen-year reign. Reeves argues that Akhenaten cynically used religion for purely political ends in a calculated attempt to reassert the authority of the king and concentrate power in his own hands.
Backed by abundant archaeological and documentary evidence, Reeves’s narrative provides insights into questions that have baffled scholars for generations – the puzzle of the body from Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings; the fate of Nefertiti, Akhenaten’s beautiful wife, and the identity of the mysterious successor, Smenkhkare; and the theory that Tutankhamun, Akhenaten’s son and true heir, was murdered.
Nicholas Reeves set up the Amarna Royal Tombs Project, investigating the missing tombs of Akhenaten’s wives and offspring in the Valley of the Kings.
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500285527 | | ISBN-13 978-0500285527 | | | | 24.0 x 16.8 cm | | Paperback | | 208pp | | 141 illustrations, 23 in colour | | First published 2005 | | | | £14.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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