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Amarna (/ ə ˈ m ɑːr n ə /; Arabic: العمارنة, romanized: al-ʿAmārna) is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty.
The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People. London: Thames & Hudson. Martin, Geoffrey Thorndike. 1991. A Bibliography of the Amarna Period and Its Aftermath: The Reigns of Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamun, and Ay (c. 1350–1321 BC). London: Kegan Paul International. Murnane, William J. 1995. Texts from the Amarna Period in Egypt.
The Royal Tomb was cut in a small side valley off the main Royal Wadi, approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the valley's mouth and a further 4 km (2.5 mi) directly east of Amarna's central city. [1] The tomb was cut into the floor of the valley, facing east. [ 36 ]
Maru-Aten, short for Pa-maru-en-pa-aten (The Viewing-Palace-of-the-Aten), [1] is a palace or sun-temple located 3 km to the south of the central city area of the city of Akhetaten (today's el Amarna).
The Small Aten Temple is a temple to the Aten located in the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. It is one of the two major temples in the city, the other being the Great Temple of the Aten. It is situated next to the King's House and near the Royal Palace, in the central part of the city.
Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Kemp, Barry (2012). The city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and its people. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500051733. Murnane, W.J.; van Siclen III, C.C. (1993). The Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten. London and New York: Kegan Paul International.
The Workmen's Village, located in the desert 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) east of the ancient city of Akhetaten (modern Amarna), was built during the reign of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten. It housed the workers who constructed and decorated the tombs of the city's elite , making it comparable to the better studied Theban workers village ...
The building known as the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh (also known as the Records Office) is located in the 'Central City' area of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten, known as Amarna in modern times. The city was the short-lived capital during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten during ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty. [1]