What was the goal of king Piye of Kush?

Answer 1

Historical records of any kind from those times are very scant, and not much at all is known about the young king's life and aspirations. Tutankhamun was king after Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV, also known as Amenophis IV), the Heretic King, but probably with a couple of short reigns in between, including the female pharoah Neferneferuaten (possibly Queen Nefertiti). Akhenaten moved the court to Amarna and attempted to bring the whole kingdom into submission to his one deity, Aten. He was utterly detested by the different priesthoods, groups that enjoyed immense power prior to Akenaten's rule. While some today may see Akhenaten as a madman, his religious revolution may have been on some level an attempt to consolidate power once again under the authority of the pharaoh. It appears he was incompetent, though, in civil and military leadership.

Tut is now strongly believed to be the son of Akhenaten, and originally Tut's name was Tutankhaten, the honorific 'aten' indicating devotion to his predecessor's one deity. In year two of his reign King Tut changed his name to Tutankhamun, and abandoned the city created by Akhenaten and dedicated to Aten. His short life makes him a transitional king, but it is possible that he truly desired to restore the kingdom to the ancient and more or less stable order that existed prior to Akhenaten. On the other hand, he may have acquiesced under pressure, and his death at a young age may have been at the hands of his political enemies.

His tomb, humble in comparison to many of his royal relatives, contained a spectacular collection of treasures. It remains the only technically intact tomb ever uncovered from ancient Egyptian times.