Yes that's correct for that piece, I should have made it clear that I was refering to the one in the link to the Egyptian Museum. [egypt-museum.com] Referrencing the necklace of the Sun rising on the horizon was only to point out that the longer strap length for this item than the lunar ones make it a good fit for a 12 year old, and that the lunar items, at least the ones that still have their strap, must have been for Tutankhamun when he was several years younger, into the age range when he was still Tutankhaten. None of the non lunar items have straps as short as the lunar ones, which I find rather curious as if you look at what seems to be his pre name change jewelry, it seems to imply he had more lunar connections that solar. This is unique, but never mentioned by anybody, just ignored or glossed over with no explanation, or one that looks wrong, for instance Reeves stating that the winged scarab pendant is a piece for his coronation. How can he do this when not a single image or reference to the coronation of any king exists. Even if it did, look at what is above Tutankhamun's head, a lunar disc, and he is in a lunar disc which is supported by the left eye of Horus, the Moon. So if it does show his coronation, what is he, "King of the Moon"? [64.media.tumblr.com]

Sure we have Khepri as the center piece, so there is a strong solar connection, but what is Khepri doing, pushing the Moon into the horizon at dawn? and he is not part of a rebus showing the throne name as there is nothing here that can be seen as the "neb" or "plural" signs, unless the three symbols for Upper Egypt are meant to be the plural, and I've seen this before, but I struggle to find the "neb", unless it's the boat above Khepri, but I don't think it is, and besides, if it did then we still have this Nebkheperuiah version of his name as there is no singular solar disc.

I have a knack with Amarna at finding things that get brushed aside, too difficult to explain?, but may have some importance to understanding their theology. Here we have Tutankhamun, or Tutankhaten as there is no way of telling, not as Khonsu, which could be expected and explained, but as himself, yet as a lunar god. Even Amunhotep III in proclaiming himself a lunar good had himself depicted as Khonsu. The context in which Tutankhamun is depicted as Khonsu in statue form is different, it just makes him part of the Theban triad and associates him with the normality that existed before Akhenaten, and in that respect is no different to him being shown as Amun as well, but the lunar jewelry is saying something a bit different, in my opinion.



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