The servant ascends.
Considering his background, it’s not surprising that King Ay turned out to be quite “conservative.” His early deeds continued the policies of Tutankhamun (a regime in which Ay had actively participated). The new pharaoh completed one of Tutankhamun’s temples (the Ḥwt-Neb-kheperu-Ra in Waset/Thebes), and evoked Tutankhamun in his art. Ay also started his own monuments, at Akhmim / Akhmin (Khent-Menu). There, colossal statues, and sanctuaries for Min would convey pharaoh’s agenda…
- Date: c. 1334 BCE (debated).
- King: Kheper-Kheperu-Ra, It-Netjer Ay (“Ra is Supreme of Manifestations, the God’s Father Ay”).
- Music: Keith Zizza
- Music interludes: Luke Chaos.
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