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Book Recommendation – “Egypt’s False Prophet: Akhenaten”

Egypt’s False Prophet: Akhenaten

I find Akhenaten π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“‡³π“…œπ“π“ˆ– to be such an interesting Pharaoh! “Egypt’s False Prophet: Akhenaten” is definitely a book 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 I recommend – it shows how the early 18th Dynasty was a β€œset up” for the AmarnaΒ π“ˆŒπ“π“‰π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“Š–Β period (the book actually talks about Hatshepsut 𓇳𓁦𓂓 quite a lot).Β 

The book 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 also goes into detail about the excavation of the city π“Š–π“Ί of AmarnaΒ π“ˆŒπ“π“‰π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“Š–, what occurred during Akhenaten’s π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“‡³π“…œπ“π“ˆ– reign π“‹Ύ, and then the fallout of Akhenaten’s π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“‡³π“…œπ“π“ˆ– rule after his death 𓅓𓏏𓏱.Β 

My Nonno gave this book 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 to me forever ago when I first started getting interested in the Amarna π“ˆŒπ“π“‰π“‡‹π“π“ˆ–π“Š– period and I’ve read it a bunch of times but I still find it to be so interesting! 

Hieroglyph Fact: the word I’m using for β€œbook π“…“π“‘π“π“›β€œ in this post actually translates to β€œpapyrus” or β€œpapyrus roll” – there is no word for β€œbook” in Middle Egyptian, so this is the closest translation I could come up with! 

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Egyptian Artifacts

Hatshepsut

Nicole with the white limestone statue of Hatshepsut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ is my favorite Egyptian Pharaoh π“‰π“‰»! Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ as not only the most successful female pharaoh π“‰π“‰», but in my opinion, is one of the most successful pharaohs π“‰π“‰»π“¦ in all of Egyptian history. She ruled for 20 π“Ž†π“Ž† years, commissioned many building projects (her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri π“‚¦π“‚‹π“‚¦π“₯𓉐 being the most magnificent) and sent an expedition to the land of Punt  π“Šͺπ“ƒΊπ“ˆ–π“π“ˆ‰ . 

Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ is her given name and means β€œForemost of the Noble Women.” Her throne name, which is the name she took when she became pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 is Maatkare π“‡³π“¦π“‚“ which translates to β€œTruth is the Soul of Re.” Most pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 had five 𓏾 names, but the given name and throne name are the most popular to find in inscriptions! 

Ever since my Nonno told me that a woman once ruled π“‹Ύ Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– as pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, I have been obsessed with Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ!

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Welcome to Ancient Egypt Blog!

Nonno and Nicole at the Vatican Museum

My name is Nicole and I have a passion for history, most notably ancient Egypt. My Nonno has the same love for history, and he taught me basically everything I know. Together, we read books all about Egypt, ever since I was a little girl. He brought me my first book on hieroglyphs when I was six years old, and from there I taught myself how to read them. By the time I was twelve years old, I was able to go to museums and read the hieroglyphs off of the artifacts. Nonno was so proud of me and as my sister said β€œhe had been waiting his whole life for someone to care about this stuff like he did.” We loved going to museums and studying history together.

Unfortunately, my Nonno passed away in February 2020. He was my person and I am completely devastated. I started my Instagram account @ancientegyptblog and this website so I could share our love of history, share all of the amazing things he taught me, all the books he gave me, and all places he took me to.