Amarna Sunrise

AIDAN DODSON is a senior research fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol, where he teaches Egyptology. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2003. He is the author of Amarna Sunset (AUC Press, 2009), Poisoned Legacy (AUC Press, 2010), and Afterglow of Empire (AUC Press, 2012).

• List of IllustrationsMapsAbbreviations and ConventionsPrefaceIntroduction: Sunrise1. The Noonday Sun2. The Waning Sun3. The Northern Problem4. The Living Image of Amun5. The Zananzash Affair6. God’s Father to God7. The Hawk in Festival8. SunsetNotesAppendices1. Chronology of Ancient Egypt2. Relative Chronology of Egyptian and Foreign Kings of the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Dynasties3. Royal Names of the Late Eighteenth Dynasty4. Tentative Genealogy of the Late Eighteenth DynastyBibliographyIndex

"Professional Egyptology at its best."—Brian Fagan"A masterpiece of meticulous scholarship combined with a superbly organized and presented commentary makes Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy an impressive contribution to the growing library of Egyptology Studies and a 'must' for academic library collections in the subject. . . . ideal for non-specialist general readers with an interest in ancient Egyptian history."—Midwest Book ReviewPRAISE FOR AMARNA SUNSET:"Dr. Dodson . . . has achieved the monumental task of listing the relevant facts without losing the reader in a morass of detail. The result is a concise and highly readable text."—Ancient Egypt Magazine"[H]ighly readable and is a worthy and useful summary of the political and religious machinations of these times aimed at expert and ‘informed beginner’ alike. . . . Dodson has produced a book that will be an asset to any Amarna scholar’s personal library. The book contains much valuable information, despite its size, and is the perfect introduction to the period for the Amarnan beginner, and its bibliography should enable the reader to follow further research if they so wish."—Peter Robinson“Intriguing and involving historical study and extrapolation. Amarna Sunset is an absolute ‘must’ for college library Egyptology collections.”—Midwest Book Review"The research is meticulous and clearly cited. . . . Dodson combines erudition with expertise to create an exciting account of a much mythologized period."—Book News“For those wanting all the academic details about Tutankhamun’s life and times, and to gain the knowledge necessary to weigh up the recent theories and evidence, this is the place to start.”—Garry Shaw, The Art Newspaper