Abstract
The book presents the various theories on the phantom-like Amarna-ruler Smenkhkare. His or her identity and sex and rule are unclear. It starts with the name Smenkhkare Djeser Kheperu Ankh-Khepru-Ra which are in fact not one birth and one throne name- but two throne names. This point to the possibility, that Smenkhkare is a constructed identity and someone else is behind it: He or she may be the Hittite Prince Zananza, or Queen Nefertiti as successor of Akhenaton, or a younger and never mentioned son of Amenhotep III or another, unknown member of the royal family in Amarna. The mummy in KV 55 is a vital element of the great Enigma of Egyptology.
The 5th edition in English includes the updates on the theory of Nicholas Reeves from summer 2019.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Norderstedt |
| Publisher | Alle Rechte vorbehalten |
| Number of pages | 122 |
| Edition | 5th |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783753420257 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Smenkhkare
- Egyptology
- New Kingdom
- Amarna
- Mummy studies
- Anthropology
- Valley of the Kings
- Nefertiti
- Akhenaton
- genetics