Scarab from the Bronze Age Uluburun shipwreck -the first found in gold- bears the title of the queen Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Photo: Tufan Turanli
Posted on 07/30/2004 9:42:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Dendrochronological Dating of the Uluburun ShipThe unique gold scarab of Egypt's Queen Nefertiti, Akhenaten's beloved wife, appears to be fairly worn from use, which suggests that it had been around for some time before it was taken on board the ship. Furthermore, it may have been part of a jeweler's hoard, as it was discovered in the midst of complete, cut, and folded jewelry pieces and other bits of scrap precious metals. If the scarab was a part of the scrap hoard, which is debatable, it almost certainly arrived on the ship after Nefertiti's time, when her scarab would have been worthless except for its gold value.
by Dr. Cemal Pulak
Scarab from the Bronze Age Uluburun shipwreck -the first found in gold- bears the title of the queen Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Photo: Tufan Turanli
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Note: this topic is from 7/30/2004. One of *those* topics.
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[snip] Minerva July-Aug 2000 had an article containing abstracts of papers given at the Egyptian conference back in late March/early April of that year. An abstract on page 42 pertains to some of the tomb items from Tutankhamun -- these items had been made for Smenkhkare, Tut's immediate predecessor, which is difficult to explain to Christine Mahdi et al, who claim that Smenkhkare was none other than Nefertiti, on the flimsiest basis possible. [/snip]
The Identity of the King and Queen on Tutankhamun's Golden Throne (Earl L. Ertman) Recently, several researchers, especially Claude Vandersleyen, have suggested that even though the cartouches behind the heads of the king and queen on the golden throne of Tutankhamun identify them as Tutankhamun and his queen Aknhesenamun, they may be another royal pair. Specific characteristic[s] are pointed out that indicate that the portrayal is of another king. Thus the throne was not originally created for Tutankhamun, but for another pharaoh. Ertman furnishes comparisons to support this thesis. [Ed: One of the four great canopic shrines had also been reused, as were the gold canopic coffinettess [sic], all of which had been made for Smenkhkare, a co-regent of Akhenaten, who died a few months before him -- the previous names had been erased. The middle coffin was also probably intended for Smenkhkare.]
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