The King Of The Egyptian Dynasty

The work I chose to analyze was from a wall fragment from the tomb of Ameneemhet and wife Hemet called Mummy Case of Paankhenamun, found in the Art Institute of Chicago. The case of the Mummy Paankhenamun is one of the most exquisite pieces of art produced by the Egyptian people during the time before Christ. This coffin belonged to a man named Paankhenamun, which translates to “He Lives for Amun” (Hornblower & Spawforth 74). Paankhenamun was the doorkeeper of the temple of the god Amun, a position he inherited from his father.

Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to the “Golden Age”, a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. With an abundance of tribute, booty, and access/exploitation of natural resources in conquered areas of Nubia, and its sphere of influence in Syria-Palestine; Egypt’s affluence only flourished. This enabled Amenhotep’s expanse/magnificent building programs, also resulting to advances in art and religion. Furthermore, changes in the importance and role of the queen progressed in this period; to the extent of Tiye’s deification, as evident in the temple at Sedeinga, built in dedication to her worship. Despite Amenhotep III’s reputation as a great diplomat, the effectiveness of his

When Akhenaten took over the throne he made many religious changes. Firstly, he changed the religion from polytheism to monotheism. The people of Egypt have traditionally worshipped many Gods who were in human or animal forms, but when Akhenaten took over he introduced the idea of worshipping in one God; Aten or sun-disc (BBC). This shows he is a visionary because he is one of the first people in history to introduce such an idea. Now many religions worship one God, but the first person to ever think of this idea was Akhenaten, which shows he thought ahead of his time and developed a new trend. Moreover, he changed the temples to being open to more people and not just high priests. He introduced a new form of temple which had open roofs so the sunlight can shine on the worshippers. The temple was more open to the public and more accessible. In modern society areas of worship are open to the public, this is similar to what Akhenaten tried to accomplish. He tried to show that a place of worship

His mother, the former Queen was sometimes portrayed naturalistically with the family as well. It was most likely not so much the art that disturbed the Egyptian people but the callous tossing away of their gods that they had so long worshipped. Much to the relief of the Egyptian people Tutankhamen restored everything to as it once was. He revived the following of Amun (resurrecting the religion of Egypt that his father had rejected) and traditions of the past. Not just the Egyptian faith was restored but also what was common stylistically within the period.

Tuthmosis I and ruled Egypt for approximately 12 to 14 years. Her mother was Ahmes. Ahmes was the sister of Amenophis I (Pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 21 years).

Within almost a decade after Akhenaten's death, everything was beginning to go back to normal. Under the reign of Horemheb who was a young King at the time, he restored everything Akhenaten had done. The religion, art, God and the capital, all restored as the young Pharaoh took over. He had the men of the army going and destroying everything that had anything to do with Akhenaten was destroyed. Sculpture, anything that had his face or his families face, and his palace. They wanted him to be forgotten and they would have succeeded if the men would have done a better job. Unfortunately for both King Tutankhamun and Horemheb, the men only partially did their jobs. Destroying only partical or half of the things items. Leaving out faces or words

As I read the book “Tutankhamen Tomb” I read he was probably one of the best known pharaohs of ancient Egypt that we know so much about, Tutankhamun was a minor figure in ancient Egyptian history. He was the boy king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty and he was the son of the powerful Akhenaten who is also known as King Amenhotep IV and most likely one of Akhenaten's sisters. King Tut’s short reign was to about to eight to nine

Do you know who King Tutankhamun’s parents were? The father isn’t that popular, but we all know the mother. Her name is Nefertiti. Of course you know who Nefertiti is. Stories of her beauty and power have reached the ears of many. The father’s name is Akhenaten. You probably don’t know who he is. He was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt during the 18th Dynasty. Together, they abandon Ancient Egyptian polytheism. They were close to their 6 children. They married one another at a young age. Was Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s life exactly how the legend depicts it to be, or is there something else, waiting to be surfaced.

The excavation and discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was as a result of the efforts of the Archaeologist Howard Carter and his team. Carter’s discovery of the tomb came by finding steps to the burial near the entrance to the tomb Ramses VI. The subsequent excavated of the site by Carter and his team revealed the greatest ever treasure found from an Egyptian tomb and showed the existence of Tutankhamun. Carter’s methodology for the excavation was that of maintaining records for each artefact and that every artefact that was brought out of the tomb was preserved appropriately. The discovery and excavation of the tomb was a long and complex process but with it revealed much about Tutankhamun.

Though he was part of the working class, Carter was a talented artist who painted many of the Egyptian artifacts discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was widely rejected by the other British archaeologists, as he was regarded as a custodian and guard to the excavation sites. Yet, upon Lord Carnarvon's arrival in Egypt, he received funding to carry out his research design to locate King Tutankhamen's tomb. To initiate his expedition, he ruled out which kings in Egypt were not yet detected, including Akheat and Tutankhamen. Then, he devised a hypothesis, which suggested that as a New Kingdom Pharaoh, King Tutankhamen would be situated in the Valley of the Kings. After conducting extensive background research, he was able to recognize the remains of King Tut’s funeral party. Carter then made a grid of the valley, and ruled out which areas had not been previously excavated. Ultimately, he was able to uncover King Tutankhamen’s mummy, coffins, statues, and jewelry. As Carter did his work at the beginning of the the twentieth century, he had more archaeological methods available to him, such as absolute dating, which matches the age of an artifact to a specific time

Tutankhamun was born to Akhenaton during his reign otherwise known as the “Amarna Revolution.” In his time as pharaoh Akhenaton instated Aton as the chief male god of Egypt and moved the religious and administrative capitals to his newly built capital of Amarna. Akhenaton’s poor leadership which included strict monotheism and neglect of foreign power and affairs with the Hittites in Syria created considerable unrest in Egypt. Tutankhamun succeeded Akhenaton around age eight and

Akhenaten is often not credited as being one of the great pharaoh’s of ancient Egypt; his name is not as recognized as his son, Tutankhamen. However he deserves acknowledged for being a revolutionary leader. Akhenaten is most well-known as being a spiritual enthusiast and instigator of revolution within the kingdom of Egypt. Many historians have recognized Akhenaten with being solely responsible for developing a religious revolution in Egypt. Nevertheless his struggles defined as the first true effort at instituting a monotheistic state in a polytheistic society, his efforts were not eternal. The reasoning behind his decisions to change Egypt's faith is still observed though to this day. “Today most historical resources believe Akhenaten

King Tutankhamun was born into royalty, He was born roughly 1341 B.C. His father was King Akhenaten, Who infamously forbade the worship of several gods in favor of worshiping just Aten, who was know as sun disk. Tut’s mother is largely unknown. The only thing we know about her is that she was one of Akhenaten’s siblings. Her tombs offers no clues as her identity, referring to her only name as “The Younger Lady” His name was designed to emphasize his birth right. After King Tut was born, Tut was given the name Tutankhamen. The names means “The living image of Aten”.He took the throne at an early age. When his father left the throne, Tut was the next one in line to take over. At the young age of nine, He ascended the throne. He would take the throne name Nebkheperure. He worked extensively at restoration. Tut also began several pivotal building  projects during his reign. He also continued construction of the temple known as

The sand was boiling hot and the sun beating down are there backs. Egypt was the place where Tutankhamun’s tomb lay beneath the sand. A British man from Highclere castle in Britain, was about to fund one of the greatest expeditions in the world. His name was Lord Carnarvon and he was meeting with a great archeologist Dr. Howard Carter. “Hello young sir,” Lord Carnarvon said as Howard Carter walked through the huge front door.

The shrine of Tutankhamun uncovers the burial customs of the New Kingdom Egyptians. The Canopic Shrine positioned on the east wall of the Treasury holds Tutankhamun's embalmed internal organs. A gold chest held four Canopic jars containing the dead pharaoh's internal organs in each jar. Undoubtedly, through the process of mummification, the embalmers must have removed the internal organs and preserved them in the Canopic jars, perhaps to be taken with the pharaoh to the next world. The third and innermost of three coffins of Tutankhamun is made of solid gold and is inset with semiprecious stones and coloured glass. It is covered with carved decorations and inscriptions inside and outside. It bears the names and epitaph of the deceased king and also protective texts. From this we discover the significance of the importance of the decoration of the mummy was, and the power the coffin was believed to hold. Originally, mummification was so expensive that it was a privilege enjoyed only by the Pharaoh and few nobles. Everybody else was given a simple grave burial in one of the vast cemeteries or "necropolises" of the time. But the promise of eternal life was so appealing that it wasn't long before other classes of Egyptians began signing up for mummification, too.