There was a King in Egypt

An English Egyptologist leads an excavation of the tomb of a famed ancient ruler's mother, uncovering artifacts and frescos that evoke the reforming Sun-worship of the pharaoh Akhnaton. The narrative follows his work, the presence of the ruler's sister and an Irish mystic who records the tomb paintings, and the interplay of Aton worship with modern Mohammedan mysticism. Prophetic visions and spiritual debates shape personal relationships and the archaeological enterprise, blending archaeological detail with romantic and mystical threads as convictions about faith, duty, and cultural heritage collide amid the Egyptian landscape.