CLAS 2P34 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Amenhotep Iii, Cult Image, Polytheism
29 May 2016
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Over 3000 years ago this was the capital. For many heaven on earth , for others it was their biggest nightmare. To some he was a visionary, to others a criminal. Nefertiti his wife, most beautiful and powerful women in the ancient world: she wears phaorahs crowns, she is shown in one case smitting her enemies like phroahs, husband and wife, rules 20 years before tuts. Abydos : contains a list of the kings of ancient egypt and his name is missing, he is not mentioned, people want to forget his reign, if he was ever mentioned he was the heretic pharaoh. Akhenaten and nefertiti were in thebes 14000 bc. Thebes was the capital, karnak the main temple. In thebe"s amun was the main god fertility and creation. 1353 bc he abandoned amun in favour of the aten he was as old was ancient egypt. He refused to worship amun and wanted to only worship the aten.
