Cover Image

Egypt's golden couple : when Akhenaten and Nefertiti were Gods on Earth /

"Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King Tut's parents Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Darnell, John Coleman (Author), Darnell, Colleen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Akhenaton, > King of Egypt.
Nefertiti, > Queen of Egypt, > active 14th century B.C.
Egypt > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Egypt > History > Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.
Kings and rulers.
Egypt.
1570-1320 B.C.
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • A divine conception
  • An angry goddess
  • Ancient rites
  • A mysterious prince
  • The beautiful one has come
  • Transformation
  • The unique god
  • A royal warrior
  • A bustling quarry
  • City of the sun
  • An erudite king
  • A temple of her own
  • A precocious jubilee
  • Strange colossi
  • "This is it!"
  • Horizon of Aten
  • Chariot of solar fire
  • A holy place in the sun
  • Secret knowledge
  • One who contains millions
  • My god who fashioned me
  • Beauty incarnate
  • A holy family
  • Performing princesses
  • Love divine
  • Rulers of the world
  • Duplicity and diplomacy
  • None beside him
  • Tragedy strikes
  • Successors
  • Afterlife.