#tutankhamun

So Memnet is breaking the silence imposed on her by Bithia. Her reason is that she does not want to see a foreigner (a Hebrew) ascend the to the throne of Egypt.

Egypt had been ruled by near eastern foreigners by this point but care enough about the Hyksos (or the later 25th dynasty ruled by Kushites) to elaborate.

Insted, something I found when researching Nefertiti (Akhenaten's great royal wife) or Ankhesenamun (Tutankhamun's great royal wife): There is some correspondance, most probably from Ankhesenamun with the Hittite king where she requests a prince of the land of Hatti so the she could marry him and make him the KING OF EGYPT!

The Hittite king in question, Suppiluliuma I, replied "Nothing like this has happened to me in my entire life!" Which... How would you react to this?

He did send a prince but he died on the way to Egypt, perhaps murdered. But how could we know

I can only imagine how the course of history would have changed if the prince had made it to the throne of Egypt. Imagine if the Hittites didn't collapse in the bronze age because they had Egypt backing them up

Ancient Egypt: The Land of the Gods of Balance and Harmony

Egypt thrived for thousands of years (from before circa 6000 BCE to 30 BCE) as an independent nation whose culture was famous for great cultural advances in every area of human knowledge, from the arts to science to technology and religion. The great monuments of ancient Egypt reflect the depth and grandeur of Egyptian culture, which influenced many ancient civilizations, among them Greece and Rome. One of the reasons for the enduring popularity of Egyptian culture is its emphasis on the grandeur of the human experience. Their great monuments, tombs, temples, and artwork all celebrate life and stand as reminders of what once was and what human beings, at their best, are capable of achieving.

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