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> The ancient city, reported to be the largest ever found in Egypt, dates back to the era of king Amenhotep III, who ruled the ancient kingdom from 1391 to 1353

> The ancient city, reported to be the largest ever found in Egypt, dates back to the era of king Amenhotep III, who ruled the ancient kingdom from 1391 to 1353 BC To give some idea of how old Egypt is, Amenhotep III was the 9th king of the 18th Dynasty. By the time he ruled, the Great Pyramid of Giza was over 1000 years old. Also what is interesting is that some of our greatest finds are because of the Egyptian ruling class trying to erase the "apostasy" of Akhenaten from their memory. Thus Luxor and king Tut were heavily censored which probably led to their being passed over by grave robbers, which meant when they were finally discovered, we had a more intact find. I find it ironic that the pharaohs and cities that the ancient Egyptians tried to censor, may end up being the most well known as we go forward.

jazzyjackson 5y ago
Can you tell me what censored means in this context?
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  In short, later rulers attempted to wipe out all memory of Akhenaten after he tried to abandon the traditional Egyptian polytheistic model. It's pretty fascinating stuff. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten: > As a pharaoh, Akhenaten is noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten. The views of Egyptologists differ as to whether Atenism should be considered as a form of absolute monotheism, or whether it was monolatry, syncretism, or henotheism. This culture shift away from traditional religion was not widely accepted. After his death, Akhenaten's monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs. Traditional religious practice was gradually restored, notably under his close successor Tutankhamun, who changed his name from Tutankhaten early in his reign. When some dozen years later, rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors and referred to Akhenaten as "the enemy" or "that criminal" in archival records.
- adolph 5y ago
  After his death, Akhenaten's monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs. Traditional religious practice was gradually restored, notably under his close successor Tutankhamun, who changed his name from Tutankhaten early in his reign. When some dozen years later, rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors and referred to Akhenaten as "the enemy" or "that criminal" in archival records. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten

jazzyjackson 5y ago

Can you tell me what censored means in this context?

selfhoster11 5y ago
In short, later rulers attempted to wipe out all memory of Akhenaten after he tried to abandon the traditional Egyptian polytheistic model. It's pretty fascinating stuff. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten: > As a pharaoh, Akhenaten is noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten. The views of Egyptologists differ as to whether Atenism should be considered as a form of absolute monotheism, or whether it was monolatry, syncretism, or henotheism. This culture shift away from traditional religion was not widely accepted. After his death, Akhenaten's monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs. Traditional religious practice was gradually restored, notably under his close successor Tutankhamun, who changed his name from Tutankhaten early in his reign. When some dozen years later, rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors and referred to Akhenaten as "the enemy" or "that criminal" in archival records.
adolph 5y ago
After his death, Akhenaten's monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers compiled by later pharaohs. Traditional religious practice was gradually restored, notably under his close successor Tutankhamun, who changed his name from Tutankhaten early in his reign. When some dozen years later, rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors and referred to Akhenaten as "the enemy" or "that criminal" in archival records. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten