In his latest book, historian and Egyptologist Sherif Shaaban PhD tackled one of the most interesting characters in ancient Egyptian history, Akhenaten, or Amenheteb IV. The title ‘The Lost Prophet ...

Akhenaten was not supposed to become pharaoh. The son of Amenhotep III, who dominated the first half of the 14th century BC, ruling over a court of unprecedented luxury and magnificence that placed ...

Al-Nabi Al-Mafqood (The Lost Prophet Akhenaten), by Sherif Shaaban, (Cairo: Al Rowaq Publishing), 2022. In his latest book, historian and Egyptologist Sherif Shaaban PhD tackled one of the most ...

Akhenaten’s radical shift toward Aten worship, the founding of Amarna, and the later backlash against his rule are used to explain why his burial and body may have been targeted after death. His ...

The disappearance of Kiya and the parentage of Tutankhamun are among some of the mysteries surrounding the end of Egypt's Amarna Period. French archaeologist, Dr Marc Gabolde, offers his new theories.

The disappearance of Kiya and the parentage of Tutankhamun are among some of the mysteries surrounding the end of Egypt's Amarna Period. French archaeologist, Dr Marc Gabolde, offers his new theories.

Amid the convulsions in the years following the Arab Spring, Peter Hessler went to the ancient city of Amarna, site of another short-lived attempt to remake a nation They say there is something ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. One of the pieces in our collection that I get most excited about is the bust of Queen Nefertiti. Now, ...

Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine, which has puzzled experts for years. And he seemed to have a head ...