Abstract
Egyptian King Amenhotep IV-Akhenaten (ca. 1350 BCE) had reliefs carved on his monuments depicting him (and his Queen) performing a ritual involving sheaves of grain. This is the first case of a Harvesting King motif being represented on murals in a ceremonial context. It has been suggested that the ritual was related to the Festival of Min, during which Pharaoh cut a sheaf of grain, a view that is discussed together with an alternative proposal.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mortals, Deities and Divine Symbols |
| Subtitle of host publication | Rethinking Ancient Images from the Levant to Mesopotamia: Studies Offered to Tallay Ornan |
| Publisher | Archaeopress |
| Pages | 239-248 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803272948 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781803272931 |
| State | Published - 29 May 2025 |
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Keywords
- Akhenaten
- Amarna
- Ancient Egypt
- Dynasty 18
- Harvesting king
- Iconography
- New Kingdom