Wednesday, August 18, 2021

The book of Judges, Akhenatan and Nefertiti


What does Pharoah Akhenatan and Nefaratiti have to do with the book of Judges? 

  Some historians believe Pharaoh Akhenaten was the first pharaoh to practice monotheism but this pharaoh abandoned only the worship of the national Gods, the local tribes were allowed to make sacrifices to their their local deities.  These events are parallel to the events in the book of Judges.

  Most biblical scholars agree that the Book of Judges covers a period of 300 years. Judges 17:6 "there was no king in Canaan at that time and every man did what he saw fit," seems to be in line with the actions of the Pharoah Akhenatan. The Lord was upset because the people were abandoning worship and at the same time the Pharoah Akanaton was trying to break the grip that the priest of Ra-Amon/Aman-Re had on the region or territory. Did the priest of Ra-Aman or Amun rule over Canaan? What was the relationship between the high-priest or priest-kings with the tribes of Canaan?  

 The high-priest were no longer needed during the reign of Akhenatan because when serving the Atan there were no offerings of flowers, cakes or foods from the people to the temple priest. There were also no taxes collected and this had an impact on the wealth and authority of the priest.

  When Akhenatan died his wife Nefertiti ruled until her death (possible murder). The son of Akenatan is Thutank-atan he was a child ruler and his name was changed to Thutank-amun after he became the Pharoah.  When reading about Akanatan I am reminded of  the impact this Pharoah had on the priest of Amun and it makes me wonder if the God of the Hebrews was associated with the Lunar ( moon ) dieties of the Ogdoad and the draconian (draco) constellation. ( As usual do your own research and let me know if I am in error)    
 
  Included in the name of Nefertiti, wife of Akenatan is the Nefera and because there were no vowels in ancient words it would be the symbols of NFR. The image of the NFR is in the form of a cross and I am unsure as to the meaning. It could related to human sacrifice or it could mean something beautiful it is still unclear to me. When reading the book of Judges you will see there are instances of human sacrifice. ( again do your own research) 

  Notice the word Akan in the names of Akenatan and his son Thutankatan. The Akan people are one of the oldest tribes in Ancient Africa, somehow they ended up in West Africa or Asia, only a remnant of them remain and the reason could be they have blended with their conquerors or they were exiled or both.  What happened to the Akan people and was Akhenaten an ancestor? The NK, NG, NH or NC are all pronounced as Naka and pronounced by the Europeans as Naga which is Asian, not sure if it is Japan or China or one of the Pacific islands.  When you see the letters in an ancient name they could be associated to this tribe or an earlier tribe. 

Please do your own research and confirm before assuming this is information is accurate. 

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