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Pharaoh Akhenaten is one of the most mysterious kings of Ancient Egypt. Researchers have discovered three tombs dedicated to him - all full of even more secrets.
The only thing we really know for certain about Kiya is her name, written in the forms kiya, kiw, kia, kaia, and that she was a wife of Akhenaten titled The Great Beloved Wife.
Various events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including the 27th anniversary of Twain’s Brewpub and Billiards, the return of Decatur Arts Alliance’s “Bread and Puppets” theater and multiple tree lightings in and around the Decatur area. Several local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.
Do some of the sacred traditions of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, date back to the first monotheist of ancient Egypt, Akhenaten?
Flower Child of Akhetaten Ankhesenamun is portrayed in myriad ways; as a terrified and hapless youngster; a power-hungry murderess; or a loathsome vixen who will stop at nothing to achieve her devious ends. Very few characterizations concentrate on the real person, sans the hype. But then, with irrefutable facts hard to come by, any exotic soap opera can be built around an ancient individual! This once-powerful queen surely deserves a far better study of her personage; for she seems to have managed to prevent a dynasty from imploding—and that is her lasting legacy. The hand of Ankhesenamu...