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The Amarnan Kings, Book 2: Scarab - Smenkhkare

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by Overton, Max


  Aziru (Azz-ee-roo) - king of the Amorites

  Bakt (Bar-k-tt) - third prophet of Amun, elevated by Ay

  Beketaten (Beck-ett-ah-ten) - youngest daughter of Amenhotep III and Tiye

  Djedhor (Jedd-hore) - commander of Paramessu's Heru legion

  Djeserkheperu (Jess-er-kep-er-roo) - Holy of Manifestations; part of the family name of Smenkhkare

  Ephenamen (Eff-en-ah-men) - priest of Amun

  Ephras (Eff-rass) - aide of Jebu

  Hednackht (Head-nah-k-tt) - commander of Paramessu's Re legion

  Hiknefer (Hick-neff-er) - Nubian prince, companion of Tutankhaten

  Horemheb (Hore-emm-heb) - general of the eastern borders, later of all armies during reign of Akhenaten

  Huy (Hoo-ee) - 1. Viceroy of Nubia, 2. Mayor of Sehotep-Neteru, 3. Overseer of the King's Gardeners

  Iteru (Ee-tare-oo) - The Great River, the Nile

  Jebu (Jeb-oo) - Amorite general

  Jeheshua (Jee-hesh-you-ah) - Khabiru jeweler of Zarw

  Kasaya (Cass-eye-ah) - commander of Smenkhkare's Nubian army

  Kashta (Cash-tah) - commander of Smenkhkare's Nubian army

  Kenhirkhoshef (Ken-her-co-shef) - Overseer of the Great Place (Valley of Tombs)

  Kensthoth (Kens-thoth) - high-ranking scribe of Waset, a King's Councilor

  Khai (Kay) - Nubian prince, companion of Tutankhaten

  Khaemnum (Kay-em-noom) - Psenamy's second in command, guardian of Akhenaten at Akhet-Aten

  Khaenmaat (Kay-enn-mart) - commander of Paramessu's Chariots

  Khu (Coo) - farm lad of Akhet-Re, a King's Councilor

  Khui (Coo-ee) - commander of Paramessu's Set legion

  Mahuhy (Ma-who-he) - King's Councilor and businessman of Waset

  Meketaten (Meck-ett-ah-ten) - second daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

  Mena (Men-ah) - an alias of Khu

  Menkure (Men-coo-ray) - friend and aide of Smenkhkare

  Mentopher (Men-toe-fur) - steward of Tjaty Ay

  Meny (May-knee) - Leader of Fifty under Paramessu

  Meryetaten (Merry-ett-ah-ten) - oldest daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

  Mutaril (Moo-tar-rill) - Hittite ambassador to King Aziru

  Nakht (Nar-k-tt) - assistant and adopted son of Ahhotep

  Nakhtmin (Nar-k-tt-minn) - son of a Waset landowner, general of Ay's army

  Nebhotep (Neb-hoh-tepp) - court physician in Akhet-Aten

  Nebkheperure (Neb-kep-er-roo-ray) - Lord of the Manifestations of Re; throne name

  of Tutankhamen

  Nebmaetre (Neb-my-tray) - The Lord of Truth is Re; throne name of Amenhotep III

  Neferkheperre-Waenre (Neff-er-kep-er-ray-wah-en-ray) - Beautiful are the Manifestations of Re--the Only of Re; throne name of Akhenaten

  Neferkhepre (Neff-er-kepp-ray) - an alias of Scarab

  Neferneferouaten-tasherit (Neff-eh-neff-eh-oo-ah-ten-tash-eh-rit) - fourth daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

  Neferneferoure (Neff-eh-neff-eh-oo-ray ) - fifth daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

  Nefertiti (Neff-eh-tee-tee) - daughter of Aye, wife and queen of Akhenaten

  Paatenemheb (Pah-ah-ten-emm-heb) - name that Horemheb took to please Akhenaten

  Pa-it (Pah-eet) - farmer of village of Akhet-Re

  Paramessu (Pah-ram-ess-ee) - son of Seti, a friend of Horemheb, who becomes a general of the Northern Army

  Pa-Siamen (Pah-see-ah-men) - priest of Amun

  Penno (Pen-oh) - Lieutenant of garrison at Sehotep-Neteru

  Pentere (Pen-teh-ray) - mother of Paramessu

  Psenamy (Sen-a-me) - General at Waset, Confidant of Ay

  Psuro (Sue-row) - commander of Smenkhkare's Nubian army

  Scarab - nickname of Beketaten

  Set (Seth) - son of Beketaten and Paramessu

  Setepenre (Seth-eh-pen-ray) - sixth daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti

  Seti (Seth-ee) - judge and troop commander of Zarw, father of Paramessu

  Shabaqo (Shab-are-ko) - commander of Smenkhkare's Nubian army

  Shubbiluliuma (Shoo-bill-ool-ee-oo-ma) - king of the Hittites

  Smenkhkare (Ss-men-kah-ray) - son of Amenhotep III by his own daughter Sitamen

  Sutau (Soot-ow) - treasurer under Smenkhkare

  Tiye (Tee) - wife and queen of Amenhotep III, sister of Ay

  Tutankhamen (Too-tank-ah-men) - name taken by Tutankhaten when he revives the worship of Amun

  Tutankhaten (Too-tank-ah-ten) - son of Amenhotep III by his own daughter Iset

  Usermontju (Oo-sir-mont-jew) - Chief of the Medjay (Police) in Waset

  Yuya (Yoo-yah) - Khabiru Tjaty of Tuthmosis IV, father of Ay, Tiye and Aanen

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  Gods of the Scarab Books

  Amun (Ah-moon) - the hidden one; a sun god, lord of the sky and king of gods; became increasingly powerful during the eighteenth dynasty; worship was centered on Waset.

  Asar (Ah-sar) (Osiris) - god of the dead; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Aten (Ah-ten) - the sun as a disc, distinct from Re; elevated from a minor god in the eighteenth dynasty; became the supreme god during Akhenaten's reign.

  Atum (Ah-toom) - Creator god; the unified light; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Auset (Ow-seth) (Isis) - goddess of family love and loyalty; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Djehuti (Jeh-hoot-ee) (Thoth) - god of the moon and of wisdom; patron deity of scribes and knowledge

  Geb (Gebb) - god of the earth and growing things; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Hapi (Hah-pee) - god of the Nile River

  Heru (Heh-rue)(Heru) - a sky god; the Ascending Light

  Het-Her (Hathor) - goddess of love, beauty and fertility

  Khepri (Kepp-ree) - an aspect of the sun god epitomized by the actions of the sacred scarab beetle which rolls balls of dung (representing the ball of the sun) containing its eggs; the Dawn Light.

  Khnum (Kh-noom) - god of the source of the Nile; the Divine Potter; creator of human children

  Min (Minn) - fertility god.

  Nebt-Het (Nebb-tt-het) (Nephthys) - goddess of secrets and mysteries; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Nekhbet (Neck-beth) - vulture goddess of Upper Egypt

  Nut (Noot) - goddess of the sky and direction; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Ptah (Tar) - god of craftsmen.

  Re (Ray) - one of the sun god; the Midday Light

  Satet (Sah-teth) - goddess of the inundation of the Nile

  Set (Seth) - god of the desert and destruction; associated with the colour red; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Sobek (Sob-eck) - the Crocodile god

  Shu (Shoo) - god of air and dryness; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Tefnut (Teff-noot) - goddess of moisture; one of the Nine of Iunu

  Wadjet (Wadge-eth) - cobra goddess of Lower Egypt

  Wepwawet (Wepp-wah-wet) - Opener of Ways; the god of war and funerals

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  About the Author

  Max Overton has travelled extensively and lived in many places around the world--including Malaysia, India, Germany, England, Jamaica, New Zealand, USA and Australia. Trained in the biological sciences in New Zealand and Australia, he has worked within the scientific field for many years, but now concentrates on writing. While predominantly a writer of historical fiction (Scarab: Books 1-6 of the Amarnan Kings; the Scythian Trilogy; the Demon Series; Ascension), he also writes in other genres (A Cry of Shadows, the Glass Trilogy, Haunted Trail, Sequestered) and draws on true life (Adventures of a Small Game Hunter in Jamaica, We Came From K�nigsberg). Max also maintains an interest in butterflies, photography, the paranormal and other aspects of Fortean Studies.

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  In America, Wayne Richardson seeks revenge by killing his ex-girlfriend, believing it will give him the upper hand, a means to seize control following their breakup. Wayne quickly discovers that he enjoys killing and begins to seek out young women who resemble his dead ex-girlfriend.

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