119: Was Tutankhamun Akhenaten's Son?

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Akhenaten (Part 9): A Royal Son. By 1352 BCE, Akhenaten and his family were well ensconced in the palaces of Amarna. The pharaoh could enjoy the company of his Great Wife, Nefertiti, and his three elder daughters. He could also enjoy the pleasures afforded by his second wife and look forward to the eventual birth of his son, a prince who would become one of the most famous names in Egyptian history... Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Select Bibliography: Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2012. Lyn Green, ‘The Royal Women of Amarna: Who Was Who’, in D. Arnold et al. (eds), The Royal Women of Amarna: Images of Beauty from Ancient Egypt (New York, 1999), 7--16. Free download. Nozomu Kawai, Studies in the Reign of Tutankhamun, PhD Diss., 2006. Preview. Barry Kemp, City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012. Arris Kramer, “Enigmatic Kiya,” in A.K. Eyma and C.J. Bennett (eds.), A Delta-Man in Yebu: Occasional Volume of the Egyptologists’ Electronic Forum, Volume I (2003): 48-64. Google Books preview. Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. I: The Tomb of Meryre, 1903. Archive.org. William J. Murnane, Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt, 1995. William J. Murnane and Cornel van Siclen III, The Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten, 1993. Alain Zivie, La tombe de Maïa, mère nourricière du roi Toutânkhamon et grande du harem (Bub. I. 20), 2009. Alain Zivie, “La nourrice royale Maïa et ses voisins: cinq tombeaux du Nouvel Empire récemment découverts à Saqqara” Comptes rendus des séances de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1998): 33-54. Online edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.0	Find face-off wherever you get your podcasts. Hello everyone and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast episode 119
0:47.2	Toot-Ank A-10. Today it's time for some family business.
0:52.6	As the first decade of Arkinatin's rule draws to its close, we must catch up with Queen
0:57.8	Nefertiti, her royal daughters, and come to grips with some burning questions that show up around this time.
1:05.0	You see, Nefertiti wasn't the only wife of Pharaoh.
1:09.0	She may have had a rival, and one of these women was responsible for the birth of the king's son.
1:15.6	In this episode we see the birth of a child named Toot-Ank A-10.
1:20.3	Today's story was brought to you by Eric, Shannon and Rich, who became patrons of the
1:25.5	podcast at the hereditary noble tier. Eric, Shannon, Rich, your generosity is
1:31.4	greatly appreciated.
1:33.0	Aitin smiles upon you.
1:35.0	May your own creative efforts grow strong, healthy and vibrant.
1:39.7	To everyone listening, thank you for joining me.
1:42.2	I hope you enjoy the show. The year
1:57.2	the year was 1353 b.C. E give or take
2:06.9	Reginal year nine under the splendour of Nefo Caberu Ray the Lord who lives in Maat, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, the son of Ray, Aganaten, the one who is great in his lifetime.
2:10.5	Pharaoh, life, prosperity, health, was in good spirits. His reign was established, his
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