tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post6353095095793705957..comments2024-03-28T20:47:47.445-04:00Comments on Serene Musings: The Life, Death, and Modern Discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Part IScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-70565102107099635432008-11-07T08:01:00.000-05:002008-11-07T08:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for reading, Lin. Yes, I think it was defi...Thanks for reading, Lin. Yes, I think it was definitely the advisors surrounding King Tut who encouraged him to abandon the worship of the Aten. There's no question that the political/religious climate of that time period was in great turmoil, and it seems that most everyday Egyptians weren't ready for monotheism.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535260741343975445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29179803.post-63711074402175083882008-11-05T07:04:00.000-05:002008-11-05T07:04:00.000-05:00That's a great blog! I am not familiar with new ki...That's a great blog! I am not familiar with new kingdom period. But certainly I've seen antiquity object of Akhenaton. Nefertiti is everywhere in tiny antiques stores in Upper State of New York, I guess she was just popular. But I don't recall seeing objects related King Tut at Met, definitely not from Brooklyn Museum.<BR/><BR/>So my question is how King Tut abandoned the workship of Aten? Since he was too young to reign at the beginning, you think the elimination of Amarna was implemented by his co-regent?Lin Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181081083396576542noreply@blogger.com