Akhenaton’s brief reign, of around 16 years, occured during a difficult time in Egyptian history and many Egyptologists and other commentators maintain that Akhenaton was primarily responsible for this decline, though there is some evidence to suggest that it had already begun before his reign.
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Queen Hatshepsut’s Mummy Identified
Posted in Pharoahs on Jun 29th, 2007
New radiology techniques have led to the discovery that one of six mummies currently residing in the Cairo museum belongs to the most famous Egyptian queen - Hatshepsut.
The new examination also voids the belief that one of the other mummies belonged to Tohotmos I, Hatshepsut’s father. Instead it is now thought that the mummy belongs to […]
Amenemhat III - Part 2
Posted in Pharoahs on Jun 2nd, 2007
Amenemhat III was a much more peaceful ruler than his father. He built and strengthened a few fortresses along the border with Nubia but no military campaigns have been recorded.
Instead, he would appear to have focussed on economics, with mining taking priority, expecially at Wadi Hammamat, Aswan and Tura.
Amenemhat III also pursued a policy of […]
Amenemhat III - part 1
Posted in Pharoahs on Jun 2nd, 2007
Amenemhat III was the 6th king of the 12th dynasty. There are no records of his mother, however, he was known to be the son of Sesostris III.
Though not certain, Egyptologists believe he was the father of Nefruptah and Nefrusobek (the last ruler of the 12th dynasty), both of whom should have been buried in […]