Few building sprees in history can match that of Amenhotep III, and few pharaohs' lives are so well documented—even his birth is commemorated in stone reliefs at Luxor. He came to the throne before his teens, at the death of his warrior father Thutmose IV. His grandfather and father had expelled Mesopotamian invaders known as the Mitanni. The young pharaoh quelled an uprising in Nubia at the southern fringe of his empire—chopping off the right hands of 312 enemies—but turned to diplomacy for the rest of his reign.
His principal wife, Tye, was from a noble Egyptian family, but Amenhotep III's harem grew to include princesses from great powers such as Babylon and Mitanni—a common method of cementing alliances in the ancient world, but unusual for Egypt, whose rulers tended to disdain foreigners. He also maintained regular correspondence with other kings. Letters written in Mesopotamian cuneiform found at Amarna, the capital built by his son Akhenaten, reveal a canny leader who preferred words to weapons.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
To put it more bluntly than Velikovsky does in "Akhnaton & Oedipus", Amenhotep III was a cross dressing fairy who chose Tye, the daughter of an obscure mayor for wife to piss off the rest of the royal house. If you recall, it was SOP to select a bride from within the royal house to prevent any outside line from getting a claim on the throne.
Which is egzactly what did indeed happen. IIRC Machiavelli comments on the tactic as well. I know Velikovsky is a notorious nut case, but this time he's right on the money.
When Akhnaton was born, he was shipped out on the night camel train to Damascus along with another baby by the priests of Amum. Why? Cause he didnt look anything like his daddy. What it looks like to me was that Tye used a Nubian slave for a stud service since her husband could not perform. And from other clues to her character, that's egzactly what women like her do.
Akhnaton dont get back to town to marry his momma til after her husband dies. Just like in Oedipus. He sires two sons that have a power sharing deal that comes apart after his death. Just like in Oedipus. One son kills the other to rule alone. The sister who wants to bury her dead brother gets thown in a tomb. They found just such a shaft in the valley of the kings with a woman and the basket that had been lowered to provide her food. Just like in Oedipus.
I forget the name of the disease, but Akhnaton is obviously deformed. You see the abnormally protuding belly and thick thighs. Which Velikovsky points to noting that the name "Oedipus" means "Fat Legs".
And after the early death of the second brother- King Tut? in any case, the general who becomes Pharoah was related to queen Tye, not the royal house. Just like Machiavelli warned. The whole thing would make a terrific soap opera miniseries which would prolly pretty much ignore Amenhotep III's political and architectural accomplishments.
A fairy pharoah would be more difficult for the usual set of court sychophants to suck up to. Girls just dont cut it for him, And while he prolly liked boys, he prolly didnt care for stupid ones, and the smarter he would tend to promote in the power structure, doing the whole system some good. You cant do that with girls even if you like the smart ones.
Any god watching me hasta be bored, and needs to get a life.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
I forget the name of the disease, but Akhnaton is obviously deformed. You see the abnormally protuding belly and thick thighs. Which Velikovsky points to noting that the name "Oedipus" means "Fat Legs".
Akhenaten suffered from a disease called Marfan Syndrome, a genetic defect that damages the body's connective tissue. Symptoms include short torso, long head, neck, arms, hand and feet, pronounced collarbones, pot belly, heavy thighs, and poor muscle tone. Those who inherit it are often unusually tall and are likely to have weakened aortas that can rupture. They can die at an early age. Each of his daughters had a 50-50 change of inheriting it and explains why his daughters are shown with similar symptoms. Nasty stuff.
No, it is a dominant genetic trait passed to offspring with 50/50 odds and can appear in a family with no prior origin, although rare. A latter day example would be Abraham Lincoln.
Do you see the same kind of elongated face in Tut that you mention for his daddy? (Keeping in mind that Tut was only 18 at his death.)
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
The impression of apparent longish faces in Pharaohs is exacerbated by their custom to be depicted adorned with a fake stylized goatee-ish beard. Part of their regalia, together with a tall headdress, mantle, and staves.
They wanted to look like they had elongated faces.
That may confuse the issue.
