The Egyptian
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
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Eighteenth-Dynasty pharaoh who promoted the worship of the Aten and radically challenged Egypt's traditional religious establishment.
Open profile →Egyptian military commander and final pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, associated with the restoration of traditional institutions after the Amarna period.
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Open profile →Major ancient Egyptian city and religious center, especially important to the cult of Amun and the pre-Amarna royal court.
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