Akhenaten, a photo from Cairo, Delta

Photographer's Note

Akhenaten was the pharaoh who did away with the worship of many Gods and made it official policy to just worship the one God (Atenism). Consequently he made himself many enemies and was referred to as the 'heretic king' after his death in 1336/1334 BC. One of his several female consorts was the well known Nefertiti. Her bust is now in the Berlin Museum.

He has been proven through DNA to be the father of the even more famous Tutankhamen. There are conspiracy theories that Tutankhamun and his wife may have been murdered to end the dynasty and revert Egypt back to polytheism. From Wiki " Akhenaten, Neferneferuaten, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamun, and Ay were excised from the official lists of pharaohs, which instead reported that Amenhotep III was immediately succeeded by Horemheb. This is thought to be part of an attempt by Horemheb to delete all trace of Atenism and the pharaohs associated with it from the historical record." Even his funerary mask and sarcophagus were deliberately destroyed. More information from Wikipedia here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten

Taken inside Cairo Museum but removed from the Luxor/ Thebes area.

pajaran, papagolf21, ikeharel, jhm, Royaldevon, danos, holmertz, pierrefonds, Fis2, rychem, Cricri, LuisGustavoLima, Didi, mcmtanyel, macjake has marked this note useful

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pajaran (81707) 2018-01-12 22:43

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazana skuptura i detalji, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepa skulptura faraona.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautiful sculpture and details, good contrast and sharpness, beautifully captured moment.
A beautiful sculpture of the Pharaoh.
I wish you a good afternoon, all the best for the weekend, happy.

papagolf21 (132660) 2018-01-12 22:50

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Pouvoir contempler cette sculpture monumentale après tant de siècles relève du miracle.
Je reste toujours admiratif devant ces représentations du passé.
Belle réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (59890) 2018-01-12 23:16

Hello Chris,
Excellent close-up photo of this pharaoh, we can see every single detail of the ancient stone carvings so well and clearly. The light is excellent too and adds a nice play of light and shadows. Very well captured.
Lars

jemaflor (117228) 2018-01-12 23:29

Hi Chris,
Well framed this famous statue, excellent effect with the golden light, perfect sharpness, tfs.

kasianowak (12567) 2018-01-12 23:37

Hi Chris
Combination of light and shadows makes this image look very 3D. Side lighting also brings out the textures and details.
Still, makes me wonder what it would look like, photoraphed in its original location.
Best wishes
Kasia

jhm (179454) 2018-01-13 0:28

Hello Chris,

This is real a wonderful picture, you show us the sculpture on a wonderful way.
Pleasant composition, nice sharp and clear taken.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

danos (110395) 2018-01-13 1:22

Hello Chris,
the close up view of Akhenaten is superb with the details of it to are captured and presented superb.Informative your note about him.

Regards,Danos

Royaldevon (55916) 2018-01-13 1:26

Hello Chris,

I have seen many programmes about this part of Egyptian history and there was a definite attempt to remove Akhenaten from the country's history, by countless acts of vandalism!
This is a a wonderful statue and you have captured all the details with excellent clarity.
I marvel at the skill of the ancient sculptors!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

holmertz (73731) 2018-01-13 1:56

Hello Chris,
If there had been photos in those ancient days the new rulers would have had a lot of work to do to delete the portraits of former Pharaos, like they did in the Soviet Union when Stalin had killed his rivals.
Just a thought that entered my mind when reading your note. This is a good photo from a fine low angle and well managed light.
Kind regards,
Gert

abmdsudi (73388) 2018-01-13 2:01

Hi Chris
This is an excellent image, the angle you took it from where the crispness of the carving really makes this special. A cracking record shot and great info given as well! Excellent capture, Congrats
Best wishes

ikeharel (92844) 2018-01-13 3:13

Great close-up indoor's the museum, Chris.
A well lit photo, clear and doistinct, looks as just vrecently done - but we all know how ancient this masterpiece is.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

Nicou (173890) 2018-01-13 3:32

Hello

quel portrait et buste quel pharaon sueprbe tout en douceur et ce visage doux quelle iamge et détail splendide présentation et cpatage.
Bravo et belle journée
Nicou

pierrefonds (84469) 2018-01-13 4:46

Bonjour Chris,

Le cadrage serré met la statue en évidence. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de la statue de Akhenaten. La lumière fait ressortir les couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Fis2 (128717) 2018-01-13 7:19

Witaj Chris!
A very nteresting statue.
Good frame and composition.
I like light and colors.
Well done.
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

rychem (58669) 2018-01-13 8:47

A very good photo of the sculpture, I like the 3D effect created by shadows and light, expressive face of the pharaoh
regards Ryszard

Cricri (146366) 2018-01-13 9:41

Hi Chris
Présentation parfaite de la sculpture, bon cadrage, lumière et netteté,
Belle soirée
cricri

LuisGustavoLima (4952) 2018-01-15 4:52

Oi, Chris!

A história desse faraó deixado de lado é muito interessante, sua nota explica bem sobre isso. A escultura foi bem trabalhada, o nível de detalhamento é incrível. Bonita foto, de um bom ponto de vista e com luz e enquadramento muito bons.
Ótima foto!

Silvio1953 (176714) 2018-01-15 6:06

Ciao Chris, great view of fantastic statue, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done,my friend , ciao Silvio

Didi (61503) 2018-01-15 6:28

Hi Chris
I remember this great statue of this grea Pharaoh when I visited the Cairo museum
Very good sharp picture
Well done
Best regards

mcmtanyel (44391) 2018-01-15 20:43

Hello Chris,
Do you think Akhenaten was inspired by the Israelites in trying to establish Atenism? Nice close-up of his likeness.
Regards,
MT

macjake (84977) 2018-01-16 15:52

Hi Chris
sadly, when i die, i will just go into the darkness and nobody will remember me like this! haha on the plus side, bc i'm not famous I won't have any enemies.

i wonder how the photo would look in monochrome, of if you de-saturated the yellow tones. still, its very cool to see subjects of history like this. Imagine living in Egypt back then! cool shot
cheers
craig

emka (127483) 2018-01-16 23:30

Hello Chris,

Nice picture from the Museum in Cairo. Excellent interior picture. Interesting note about this pharaoh. I also visited this musem. Fascinating place.

Kind regrads Malgo

jmdias (81995) 2018-02-19 5:58

chris

nice sculpture of this famous pharaoh who modified religion of his nation. in some aspects it was similar that henry VIII did, but I presume the other was much more violent to keep his power. excellent quality of image. I would like to visit egypt, it is one of my main trip projects.
take care

jorge