Egypt's Golden Couple

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When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth

John Darnell and Colleen Darnell

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English

HISTORY PRESS
01 March 2026

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology

Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask of his son Tutankhamun and the painted bust of his wife Nefertiti are the most recognisable artifacts from all of ancient Egypt. But who are Akhenaten and Nefertiti? And what can we actually say about rulers who lived more than three thousand years ago?

November 2022 marks the centennial of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and although ""King Tut"" is a household name, his nine-year rule pales in comparison to the revolutionary reign of his parents. Akhenaten and Nefertiti became gods on earth by transforming Egyptian solar worship, innovating in art and urban design, and merging religion and politics in ways never attempted before.

Combining fascinating scholarship, detective suspense, and adventurous thrills, Egypt's Golden Couple is a journey through excavations, museums, hieroglyphic texts, and stunning artifacts. From clue to clue, renowned Egyptologists John and Colleen Darnell reconstruct an otherwise untold story of the magnificent reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

AUTHORS: John and Colleen Darnell are a husband-and-wife Egyptologist team. They have presented on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, the Science Channel, and Smithsonian, as well as appeared in National Geographic's ""Lost Treasures of Egypt.""

John is Professor of Egyptology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. His archaeological expeditions in Egypt have been covered by the New York Times. In 2017, his Eastern Desert expedition discovered the earliest monumental hieroglyphic inscription and was named one of the top ten discoveries of the year by Archaeology. Colleen teaches art history at the University of Hartford and Naugatuck Valley Community College; she has curated a major museum exhibit on Egyptian revival art and design at the Yale Peabody Museum.

30 colour, 47 b/w illustrations

By: John Darnell and Colleen Darnell
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781837050178
ISBN 10: 1837050171
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Title Copyright Contents Map of Egypt Map of Waset Map of Akhet-Aten Family Tree of the Late Eighteenth Dynasty Cast of Characters Prologue I. The Parents: Amunhotep III and Tiye 1. A Divine Conception 2. An Angry Goddess 3. Ancient Rites II. Waset: A New Horizon 4. A Mysterious Prince 5. The Beautiful One has Come 6. Transformation 7. The Unique God 8. A Royal Warrior 9. A Bustling Quarry 10. City of the Sun 11. An Erudite King 12. A Temple of her Own 13. A Precocious Jubilee 14. Strange Colossi III. Akhet-Aten: The Final Horizon 15. “This is it!” 16. Horizon of Aten 17. Chariot of Solar Fire 18. A Holy Place in the Sun IV. Gods on Earth: The Trinity 19. Secret Knowledge 20. One who Contains Millions 21. My God who Fashioned me 22. Beauty Incarnate 23. A Holy Family 24. Performing Princesses 25. Love Divine V. Twilight of the God: Death And Transfiguration 26. Rulers of the World 27. Duplicity and Diplomacy 28. None Beside him 29. Tragedy Strikes 30. Successors 31. Afterlife Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix: Translation of the Great Hymn to Aten Chronology of Ancient Egypt Bibliographic Essays Notes Credits/Permissions Picture Section

John and Colleen Darnell are a husband-and-wife Egyptologist team. They have presented on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, the Science Channel, and Smithsonian, as well as appeared in National Geographic’s “Lost Treasures of Egypt.” John is Professor of Egyptology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. His archaeological expeditions in Egypt have been covered by the New York Times. In 2017, his Eastern Desert expedition discovered the earliest monumental hieroglyphic inscription and was named one of the top ten discoveries of the year by Archaeology. Colleen teaches art history at the University of Hartford and Naugatuck Valley Community College; she has curated a major museum exhibit on Egyptian revival art and design at the Yale Peabody Museum.