Egypt's Golden Couple
when akhenaten and nefertiti were gods on earth
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- Paperback
- Release Date
6 November 2025
Summary
Egypt’s Golden Couple: Akhenaten and Nefertiti Reimagined
Akhenaten’s life has been interpreted in wildly different ways. Some see him as the world’s first individual and monotheist, while others view him as a tyrannical and incestuous ruler who brought his kingdom to the brink of collapse. His son Tutankhamun’s golden funerary mask and the painted bust of his wife Nefertiti are iconic symbols of ancient Egypt. But who were Akhenaten and Nefertiti? What can we truly know about ruler…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837050178 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837050171 |
| Author: | John Darnell and Colleen Darnell, John Darnell, Colleen Darnell |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
John Darnell and Colleen Darnell
John and Colleen Darnell are a husband-and-wife Egyptologist team. They have presented on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, the Science Channel, and Smithsonian, as well as appeared in National Geographic’s “Lost Treasures of Egypt.”
John is Professor of Egyptology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. His archaeological expeditions in Egypt have been covered by the New York Times. In 2017, his Eastern Desert expedition discovered the earliest monumental hieroglyphic inscription and was named one of the top ten discoveries of the year by Archaeology.
Colleen teaches art history at the University of Hartford and Naugatuck Valley Community College; she has curated a major museum exhibit on Egyptian revival art and design at the Yale Peabody Museum.
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