The later Egyptian verdict on Akhenaten, who became "the criminal of Akhetaten" in subsequent tradition; modern writers' label for the Amarna break. The hostile epithet is attested later; "heresy" is a modern framing the site uses consciously.
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The later Egyptian verdict on Akhenaten, who became "the criminal of Akhetaten" in subsequent tradition; modern writers' label for the Amarna break. The hostile epithet is attested later; "heresy" is a modern framing the site uses consciously.
Mystery novels of ancient Egypt, built on the scholarship of the Amarna period. Published by The WordFish Group GmbH, Basel.
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