Royal Tomb of Akhenaten - Wikipedia
WEBReconstructed sarcophagus, Egyptian Museum. His body was probably removed after the court returned to Thebes, and reburied somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, possibly in KV55. His sarcophagus was destroyed, but has since been reconstructed and now sits in the garden of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Akhenaten - Wikipedia
WEBAkhenaten's sarcophagus reconstituted from pieces discovered in his original tomb in Amarna, now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo The desecrated royal coffin found in Tomb KV55. Akhenaten died after seventeen years of rule and was initially buried in a tomb in the Royal Wadi east of Akhetaten.
KV55 - Wikipedia
WEBThe face and the cartouche containing the name of the coffin's occupant were defaced in ancient times, suggesting that the body inside was that of Akhenaten. KV55 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in 1907 while he was working in the Valley for Theodore M. Davis.
A Pharaoh Thrice Buried? The Mystery of the Tombs of Pharaoh Akhenaten ...
WEBJul 22, 2016 · After years of debate, most researchers agree that the remains belong to the pharaoh Akhenaten. According to DNA tests, the man discovered in KV55 was the father of Tutankhamen. The body lay in the coffin under a representation of a pharaoh without a face suggesting the priests’ punished Akhenaten.
Akhenaten-the royal tomb at Amarna - Osirisnet
WEBIt is not so easy to identify the occupant of the other sarcophagus but the names of Akhenaten, Amenhotep III, Nefertiti, Tiy and Merytaten appear beside that of Maketaten on fragments of the trough and the lid. Funeral servants have also been found. Their presence remains a mystery as they are an Osirian practice and Osiris was totally banned ...
Akhenaten (aka Akhenaton) | The Heretic Pharaoh - Ancient Egypt Online
WEBAkhenaten's Royal Tomb was plundered and most of the objects inside destroyed. Some of the objects found inside the Royal Tomb were fragments from two sarcophagi along with their lids, pieces of an alabaster Canopic chest, and two hundred shabti-figures.
Akhenaten's Empty Tomb - NILE Magazine
WEBMay 17, 2015 · Inside they found fragments of his sarcophagus, his canopic chest and over 200 shabti figures to act as his servants in the afterlife. The king's golden coffins were naturally missing, as well as his body.
Art, Architecture, and the City in the Reign of Amenhotep IV ...
WEBThe seventeen-year reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten is remarkable for the development of ideas, architecture, and art that contrast with Egypt’s long tradition.
Akhenaten - World History Encyclopedia
WEBApr 17, 2014 · Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) was a pharaoh of 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt. He is also known as 'Akhenaton' or 'Ikhnaton' and also 'Khuenaten', all of which are translated to mean 'successful...
Ancient History in depth: Akhenaten and the Amarna Period - BBC
WEBFeb 17, 2011 · Akhenaten came to the throne of Egypt around 1353 BC. The reign of his father, Amenhotep III, had been long and prosperous with international diplomacy largely replacing the relentless...