Tutankhamun

Auteur

Martin Bommas is an Egyptologist and former Professor and Museum Director at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He previously taught Egyptology at universities in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the UK. Research fellowships include Harvard University (2013) and the John P. Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA (201617). He is the founding director of the Qubbet el-Hawa Research Project.

Texte du rabat

Over a century after his discovery, this comprehensive biography of Tutankhamun explores a wealth of evidence, including archaeological and ancient textual sources, DNA analysis, and CT scanning, bringing to life a pharaoh who has remained elusive apart from his grandiose tomb treasures.

Contenu

Introduction; 1. The Empire at Its HeightFrom Thutmosis III to Amenhotep III; 2. Aten on the Horizon; 3. Life Under the Living Aten; 4. An Unlikely King is Born; 5. An Unhappy Childhood; 6. Unwinding in the Palace; 7. Unwrapping Tutankhamun; 8. Uncovering Tutankhaten's First Steps as a King; 9. Unboxing in Memphis; 10. Being Tutankhamun; 11. Tutankhamun Makes the Temples Festive With Offerings; 12. Untimely Death; Chronology.