Texts From the Amarna Period in Egypt
by Murnane, William J; Meltzer, Edmund S
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- Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and corners, else Near Fine(+).
- ISBN 10
- 1555409660
- ISBN 13
- 9781555409661
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Atlanta, Ga: Scholars Press, 1995. First edition, second printing. Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and corners, else Near Fine(+).. Tan octavo, xviii, 289 pages, b&w illustrations, maps, 24 cm. Translation of heiroglyphics, with description of physical context. "In the middle of the fourteenth century BCE, Egypt's polytheistic religion was suddenly attacked by its most traditional upholder, the pharaoh. The short-lived revolution which followed continues to be as disturbing and enigmatic as the "heretic king" Akhenaten who set it in motion. Was Akhenaten the first monotheist, as he is widely reputed to be? Or was he an opportunist, possibly even an atheist, who cloaked a political revolution in religious terms? Modern readers will now find it easier to address such questions by using this wide-ranging collection of documents, many of them never before translated into English, in which the full sweep of one of ancient history's most fascinating periods lives anew"--Back cover. Series: Writings from the ancient world. Series: Society of Biblical Literature, v. 5. Contents: Prelude to the Amarna age -- The reign of Amenhotep IV: Part I. Royal documents; Part II. Private documents -- The reign of Akhenaten: official inscriptions and miscellaneous royal records -- The reign of Akhenaten: private monuments -- The aftermath of Akhenaten's heresy: I. King Nefernefruaten; II. King Smenkhkare; III. King Tutankhamun; IV. Reign of Ay; V. Reign of Horehmeb; VI. The Amarna age in later records. Egypt -- History -- Eighteenth Dynasty, Ca. 1570-1320 B.C.
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- Title
- Texts From the Amarna Period in Egypt
- Author
- Murnane, William J; Meltzer, Edmund S
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and corners, else Near Fine(+).
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- ISBN 10
- 1555409660
- ISBN 13
- 9781555409661
- Publisher
- Scholars Press
- Place of Publication
- Atlanta, Ga
- Date Published
- 1995
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