New Kingdom of Egypt. The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. Radiocarbon dating places the exact beginning of the New Kingdom between 1570–1544 BC.[1] The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period. It was Egypt’s most prosperous time and marked the peak of its power.[2] The later part of this period, under the Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties (1292–1069 BC) is also known as the Ramesside period, after the eleven pharaohs that took the name of Ramesses. Possibly as a result of the foreign rule of the Hyksos during the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom saw Egypt attempt to create a buffer between the Levant and Egypt, and attained its greatest territorial extent.
Eighteenth Dynasty[edit] Nineteenth Dynasty[edit] Twentieth Dynasty[edit] See also[edit] The New Kingdom of Egypt.
Ninteenth Dynasty. Twentieth Dynasty. Tomb of Tutankhamun. New Kingdom: Ramesses II | Ancient Egypt. Akhenaton. Akhenaten Amenhotep III Tiy Nefertiti Amarna Princesses Akhenaten Colossal statue of Akhenaten, from Gempaaten at Karnak Egyptian Museum, Cairo Side: view of colossal statue Colossal statue from the Gempaaten Akenaten as a sphinx: probably from Amarna, probably from an early sunshade temple: the king offers up the cartouches of himself, Nefertiti, and the Aten Boston Museum of Fine Arts Akhenaten, Nefertiti and two daughters: limestone slab from royal tomb at Amarna: larger cartouches are of Aten, smaller of Akhenaten; grid lines, never removed, show Amarna grid of 20 squares rather than traditional 18 Egyptian Museum, Cairo Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Meretaten worship Aten: fragment of balustrade from Great Palace, Amarna Egyptian Museum, Cairo Attempt to show original coloring Stele of the royal family: probably from Amarna, probably a dedication placed in a shrine to the royal family in a private house.
Royal Tomb at Amarna: grieving over young woman Drawing of Relief Close-up. Ebers Papyrus. The manuscript[edit] The papyrus was written in about 1500 BC, but it is believed to have been copied from earlier texts, perhaps dating as far back as 3400 BC.[1] The Ebers Papyrus is a 110-page scroll, which is about 20 meters long.[2] Along with the Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (c. 1800 BC), the Edwin Smith papyrus (c. 1600 BC), the Hearst papyrus (c. 1600 BC), the Brugsch Papyrus (c. 1300 BC), the London Medical Papyrus (c. 1300 BC), the Ebers Papyrus is among the oldest preserved medical documents.
The Brugsch Papyrus provides parallel passages to the Ebers Papyrus, helping to clarify certain passages of the latter. Medical knowledge[edit] Ebers Papyrus The Ebers Papyrus is written in hieratic Egyptian writing and preserves for us the most voluminous record of ancient Egyptian medicine known. Remedies[edit] Ebers Papyrus treatment for asthma: a mixture of herbs heated on a brick so that the sufferer could inhale their fumes. Examples of remedies in the Ebers Papyrus include: Asthma Belly.