Fornegyptisk Historia Föreläsning 10

Fornegyptisk Historia Föreläsning 10
The New Kingdom Part 2: Religious Revolution and After
King Nebmaatra Amenhotep III. Dynasty XVIII, British Museum
A selection of the so-called Amarna Letters containing diplomatic correspondence between Egypt
and various Middle Eastern foreign powers and client states. Dynasty XVIII
Greek and Cretan toponyms on the Kom el-Hetan statue base, from the mortuary
temple of Amenhotep III at western Thebes
The colonnaded court of King Amenhotep III at Luxor Temple. Eastern Thebes
The site of the mortuary temple of King Amenhotep III. Western Thebes
The Colossi of Memnon; mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. Western Thebes
Excavation and restoration
work at the mortuary temple
of Amenhotep III,
western Thebes
Rebuilding the mortuary temple
of Amenhotep III
The Temple of Soleb in Nubia, built by King Amenhotep III
Paintings on the west wall of the well in the tomb of King Amenhotep III at the Western Valley
of the Kings (WV 22)
Aerial and ground views to the palace complex of
Amenhotep III at Malqata, along with some wall
decorations from the palace. Dynasty XVIII, western
Thebes
Aerial view of the Birket Habu area and some of the
mounds of dumped earth beside the giant artificial
lake. Malqata, western Thebes
Head of an ebony statuette of Tiy, the principal queen of King Amenhotep III. Berlin
Objects from the intact tomb of Yuya and Thuya, the parents-in law of King Amenhotep III.
From Valley of the Kings. Cairo Museum
The mummy mask of Thuya, Cairo Museum
Reliefs from the tomb of Ramose, the vizier of Amenhotep III; western Thebes
The funeral procession of Ramose, western Thebes
Amenhotep Son of Hapu, the court architect of King Amenhotep III. Cairo Museum
Royal images in early Amarna style. Dynasty
XVIII, Cairo Museum
The king as a sphinx, offering to the Aten. Kestner Museum
Akhetaten, the new residential city of King
Akhenaten. Dynasty XVIII, Tell el-Amarna
One of the boundary stelae of the city of Akhetaten, Tell el-Amarna
Temples of Akhetaten, from top:
the smaller temple of Aten; the
Great Temple of Aten at present
and reconstruction. Tell el-Amarna
Top of the fallen obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut showing the erasure of the name
and image of god Amun (restored during Dynasty XIX). Temple of Karnak
The earlier and later versions of the full name of Akhenaten’s god Aten
Two Amarna private stelae,
Cairo Museum
The Great Hymn to the Aten, possibly composed by King
Akhenaten. Tomb of Ay. Tell el-Amarna
One of the colossal statues of king Akhenaten from the temple of Aten at Karnak. Cairo Museum
A bust of Nefertiti, the queen of King Akhenaten. From Tell el-Amarna; Berlin
The royal coffin as found in 1907 in the Valley of the Kings tomb no. 55
The mutilated face and royal name on the coffin found in the Valley of the Kings tomb no. 55
Gateway at the city of Khattushash, the capital of the Hittites. Modern Boghazköy, Turkey
Treasures in the tomb of King Nebkheperura Tutankhamun as found in 1922
A chest and a throne from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Dynasty XVIII, Cairo Museum
The innermost coffin and death mask of King Tutankhamun. Cairo Museum
The Restoration stela of King Tutankhamun, from Karnak. Cairo Museum
Court at the tomb of General Horemheb at Saqqara
A relief showing submission of Asiatics at the tomb of General Horemheb, Saqqara
Ay, depicted as king, performing funerary rites for his predecessor at the tomb of Tutankhamun
General Horemheb, a king to be. Dynasty XVIII; MMA, New York
Corridor in the tomb of King Djeserkheperura Horemheb at the Valley of the Kings
(KV 57). Dynasty XVIII