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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent information on Amarna
After summarizing Amenhotep III's reign, the author discusses the reign of Akhenaten, the history of the cult of the Aten and archaeological excavations of Amarna. This slim book contains full-page black and white photographs. Although it contains much information, newcomers to the subject of Amarna might find it difficult to follow the mention of cities, for their...
Published on August 17, 2000 by Francesca Jourdan
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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Akhenaten, Warmed Over
This book is a disappointment on every possible score. The illustrations are almost all appallingly bad scans (amusingly, many of them are crooked!), and there is not one original insight in the text. It is also downright annoying to see "Inebhedj" for "Memphis" and "Waset" for "Thebes." These hypothetical phonetic...
Published on November 12, 2001 by Jeffrey C. Collins
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent information on Amarna,
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This review is from: Armarna (Hardcover)
After summarizing Amenhotep III's reign, the author discusses the reign of Akhenaten, the history of the cult of the Aten and archaeological excavations of Amarna. This slim book contains full-page black and white photographs. Although it contains much information, newcomers to the subject of Amarna might find it difficult to follow the mention of cities, for their names are transliterated from the hieroglyphs; for example 'Waset' is used instead of the more common name, 'Thebes'. An excellent introduction for all interested in Amarna and Akhenaten.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Akhenaten, Warmed Over,
By Jeffrey C. Collins (Jersey City, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Armarna (Hardcover)
This book is a disappointment on every possible score. The illustrations are almost all appallingly bad scans (amusingly, many of them are crooked!), and there is not one original insight in the text. It is also downright annoying to see "Inebhedj" for "Memphis" and "Waset" for "Thebes." These hypothetical phonetic reconstructions of toponyms serve no purpose except, I suppose, to demonstrate that the author has some nodding acquaintance with ancient Egyptian. Do yourself a favor and read Nicholas Reeves' "Akhenaten" instead!
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Armarna by Barbara Watterson (Hardcover - Sept. 1999)
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