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The Egyptian

by Mika Waltari

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Fourteenth century BCE. Sinuhe, a foundling raised in Thebes and trained as a physician, enters royal service during the final years of Amenhotep III and the revolutionary reign of Akhenaten.

From Egypt he travels through Syria, Mitanni, Babylon, Crete and the Hittite world, observing diplomacy, war, medicine, religion and the unequal lives of palace and street. His friendship with the soldier Horemheb and his proximity to Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun and Ay place him at the centre of the Amarna upheaval and its violent aftermath.

Historical Periods

Eighteenth Dynasty of Egyptc. 1550–1292 BCE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Tiyec. 12th century BCE–1156 BCE Tutankhamunc. 1341–c. 1323 BCE Nefertitic. 1370–c. 1330 BCE Akhenatenc. 15th century BCE–1337 BCE

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