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"Meet Tutankhamun and discover the story of his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography--narrated by Tut himself. Readers will be fascinated by the story of Tutankhamun on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of his tomb. Tutankhamun's style of living, the challenges he had to face throughout his reign, and why his tomb remained hidden for so many centuries are some of the topics that help uncover the story of the most famous boy...
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The ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt was the capital city of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his chief consort, Nefertiti. Occupied for just sixteen or so years in the fourteenth century BC, the city lay largely abandoned and forgotten until excavations over the last hundred years brought it back into prominence. Based on more than three decades of research and excavation by Barry Kemp, this account provides new insight into Amarna...
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Sumptuous tale of the young Pharoah of ancient Egypt fighting against the priests of the time. ... The young heir is a soldier, and brave, but also against the fact that the priests of the time have the right to direct military and even many governmental affairs since the old Pharoah is an honorary priest himself. He gives power to them when he is not present. The youth is marked by this when a canal is destroyed. When he comes to power after the...
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"Uzupełnione wydanie książki zawiera życiorysy wszystkich władców, zarówno panujących nad całością ziem egipskich, jak i tych uznawanych na części terytorium. Zgodnie z powszechnie przyjętą tradycją galerię faraonów otwiera portret Menesa, a zamyka sylwetka Kleopatry VII, uważanej za ostatnią władczynię egipską w pełnym tego słowa znaczeniu. Książka przygotowana w sposób naukowy, na podstawie źródeł starożytnych i najnowszych...
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"The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter emptied its treasures, Tut-mania gripped the world-and in many ways, never left. But who was the "boy king," and what was his life really like? Garry J. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamun's reign and his modern rediscovery. As pharaoh, Tutankhamun had to manage an empire, navigate influential courtiers, and suffered the pain of losing at least...
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