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Mini: Deir el-Amarna
Amarna Tales (Part 1). East of Akhet-Aten (Amarna), a walled-village hides among the hills. This "East Village" is a well-ordered, secluded community…
6 years, 11 months ago
Akhenaten Phase 1 (Summary)
The Story So Far... We've covered a lot since Amunhotep IV / Akhenaten appeared on the throne of Egypt. Today, we take a breather to sort it all out …
6 years, 11 months ago
Akhenaten's City: How Amarna Was Built So Quickly
Amarna (Part 4): Raising a City in Haste. When Akhenaten demanded a new royal residence (Akhet-Aten), it fell to countless labourers, overseers and d…
7 years ago
115: Amarna, City of Akhenaten (Part 2)
Building Quickly. When Akhenaten demanded a new royal residence (Akhet-Aten), it fell to countless labourers, overseers and donkeys to gather the mat…
7 years ago
Amarna: What Akhenaten Was Thinking
Amarna (Part 2): Akhenaten's Priorities and Mindset. A short side episode, concerning Akhenaten's mind-set around the time he moved to Amarna. Did th…
7 years ago
114: Amarna, City of Akhenaten (Part 1)
Establishing Amarna. Pharaoh was at a crossroads. Having declared his intentions to build a new royal residence, away from Thebes, Akhenaten now need…
7 years, 1 month ago
113: Akhenaten, Effective for Aten
Akhenaten (Part 6): New Name, Who Dis? In regnal year 5, Amunhotep IV reached the conclusion of his early ideological development. His views had crys…
7 years, 1 month ago
112: Akhenaten 's Artistic Revolution
Akhenaten (Part 5): Amarna Art. Around the time of his Sed-Festival, Amunhotep IV introduced a whole new form of artistic representation. Royal image…
7 years, 2 months ago
111: Aten the Royal God
Akhenaten (Part 4). In 1360 BCE, regnal year 3, King Nefer-kheperu-Re Amunhotep IV made some of his most startling decisions yet. Promoting the sun d…
7 years, 2 months ago
110: The Aten, Sun God of Amarna
Akhenaten (Part 3): Revelation of a Religion. Soon after he came to power, Amunhotep IV (later Akhenaten) began to reveal his unique vision of god an…
7 years, 3 months ago