Tutankhamun – DaneCobain.com

Title: Tutankhamun

Author: Bill Price

Type: Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 162

Rating: 7/10

Bill Price – Tutankhamun

This beautiful little hardback tells you everything you might want to know about Egypt’s most famous pharaoh. I first picked this up at around the time that I went to see an exhibit of the artefacts that Howard Carter excavated from his tomb, which made for a fascinating read – the right book at the right time.

You can pretty much imagine what to expect here – it’s a fun, fact-filled account of everything you might want to know about Tutankhamun, from his life to the circumstances surrounding his death and discovery, as well as some interesting new insights that have been unearthed by recent technology. The subject matter is well-researched and the book is well-written, and the book feels like an artefact in itself. It might not be much fun for the average reader, but if you have a love of Egypt then you’ll enjoy this.

Tutankhamun

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Agatha Christie – Akhnaton | Review

Title: Akhnaton

Author: Agatha Christie

Type: Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 157

Rating: 8/10

Agatha Christie – Akhnaton

I wasn’t too sure how to classify this one – it’s a play that’s based on a true story, the story of the renegade pharaoh Akhnaton, who tried to change the Ancient Egyptians’ belief system to focus on just one god, the god of the sun. Oh, and his son was a pretty famous pharaoh called Tutankhamun, who’s a character in the story.

It actually makes for a truly fascinating read, especially if you’re interested in Egyptology – I am, but only as a passing interest and not as a scholar, and I thought it was fantastic. It’s made particularly interesting when you consider that Christie befriended Howard Carter, the archaeologist who unearthed the boy prince Tutankhamun, and she also married an expert on Egypt and its history. It looks like the two of us have some shared interests – that’s fricken awesome!