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“Warm, gentle winds blew and blew, and the loamy soil swirled playfully about before shifting, oh, so slightly. Then, little by little, piece by piece, remnants of the City were unearthed by curious people who had come from faraway lands. A stone tablet, a shard of pottery, portions of a shattered statue and pieces of beautifully painted tiles. A bust of a woman, who could she possibly be?”

Historical FictionAncient EgyptAncient HistoryArcheologyAncient EgyptianNefertitiTutankhamunBiographical FictionAkhenatenAncient Artifacts
Book:Imagining Nefertiti
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“I pull on his fingers softly, tired of this talk. “I have something to tell you…” He tightens his grip on my fingers in excitement as I whisper that I’m carrying his child. Tutankhamun gives a cry of proud joy. He lifts me in his arms and spins me until I shriek and demand that he stops. “Think of the baby!” I admonish, laughing. “The baby,” he repeats, trying the words out on his lips. “Our baby.” “If the gods will it,” I say soberly, resting my face against his. “They will,” he breathes, “I swear it.”

Ancient EgyptAncient EgyptiansTutankhamun18th DynastyAnkhesenamun
Author:Stephanie Liaci
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