Barry Kemp, Egyptologist who debunked myths about the ‘Christ-like’ pharaoh Akhenaten – obituary

Professor Barry Kemp, who died the day after his 84th birthday, was an eminent Egyptologist who led the excavations at the site in central Egypt known as Amarna, the city conquered by the mysterious pharaoh Akhenaten around 1344 BC. founded and about which he wrote The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti – Amarna and its … Read more