The Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt

by Osman, Ahmed

• ISBN13: 9781591430223
• ISBN10: 1591430224
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-19
• Publisher: Bear & Co

Summary

A reinterpretation of Egyptian and biblical history that shows the Patriarch Joseph and Yuya, a vizier of the eighteenth dynasty king Tuthmosis IV, to be the same person

• Uses detailed evidence from Egyptian, biblical, and Koranic sources to place Exodus in the time of Ramses I

• Sheds new light on the mysterious and sudden rise of monotheism under Yuya’s daughter, Queen Tiye, and her son Akhnaten

When Joseph revealed his identity to his kinsmen who had sold him into slavery, he told them that God had made him “a father to Pharaoh.” Throughout the long history of ancient Egypt, only one man is known to have been given the title “a father to Pharaoh”--Yuya, a vizier of the eighteenth dynasty king Tuthmosis IV. Yuya has long intrigued Egyptologists because he was buried in the Valley of Kings even though he was not a member of the Royal House. His extraordinarily well-preserved mummy has a strong Semitic appearance, which suggests he was not of Egyptian blood, and many aspects of his burial have been shown to be contrary to Egyptian custom.

As The Hebrew Pharohs of Egypt shows, the idea that Joseph and Yuya may be one and the same person sheds a whole new light on the sudden rise of monotheism in Egypt, spearheaded by Queen Tiye and her son Akhnaten. It would clearly explain the deliberate obliteration of references to the “heretic” king and his successors by the last eighteenth dynasty pharaoh, Horemheb, whom the author believes was the oppressor king in the Book of Exodus. The author also draws on a wealth of detailed evidence from Egyptian, biblical, and Koranic sources to place the time of the departure of the Hebrews from Egypt during the short reign of Ramses I, the first king of the nineteenth dynasty.

Author Biography

<p><br /><em>List of Illustrations<br />Editor's Note<br />Acknowledgments<br /><br />Introduction<br /><br /></em><strong>Book One: A Father to Pharaoh<br /><br /></strong> <strong>1    </strong>The Tomb of Yuya<br /><br /> <strong>2    </strong>Voices from the Past<br /><br /> <strong>3    </strong>A Special Family<br /><br /> <strong>4    </strong>A Special Son<br /><br /> <strong>5    </strong>Joseph in the Koran<br /><br /> <strong>6    </strong>The Time of Yuya<br /><br /> <strong>7    </strong>Kings from the Desert<br /><br /> <strong>8    </strong>Chariots of War . . . or Peace?<br /><br /> <strong>9    </strong>The Egypt of Joseph<br /><br /><strong>10   </strong>The Lost Cities<br /><br /><strong>11   </strong>Sojourn<br /><br /><strong>12   </strong>Doppelgänger<br /><br /><strong>13   </strong>Death of the Gods<br /><br /><strong>Book Two: Notes and Sources<br /></strong><br /><strong> 1    </strong>Abraham's Victim<br /><br /> <strong>2    </strong>Biblical Sources<br /><br /> <strong>3    </strong>Who Was Tuya?<br /><br /> <strong>4    </strong>Joseph's Name<br /><br /><em>Bibliography<br />Index</em></p>

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vi
Editor's Note	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(7)
Book One: A Father to Pharaoh
The Tomb of Yuya	8	(8)
Voices from the Past	16	(4)
A Special Family	20	(11)
A Special Son	31	(10)
Joseph in the Koran	41	(8)
The Time of Yuya	49	(8)
Kings from the Desert	57	(6)
Chariots of War ... or Peace?	63	(9)
The Egypt of Joseph	72	(17)
The Lost Cities	89	(15)
Sojourn	104	(7)
Doppelganger	111	(18)
Death of the Gods	129	(9)
Book Two: Notes and Sources
Abraham's Victim	138	(9)
Biblical Sources	147	(8)
Who Was Tuya?	155	(1)
Joseph's Name	156	(3)
Bibliography	159	(3)
Index	162