Amarna — The site of Amarna (commonly known as el Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al ‘amārnah ) is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (38 miles) south of the … Wikipedia
Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna) — Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten. The tombs are in 2 groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of… … Wikipedia
North City, Amarna — Located within the Ancient Egyptian city of Amarna, the short lived capital of Akhenaten, area known as the North City contains the ruins of royal palaces, especially the Northern Palace and other administrative buildings and occupies an area… … Wikipedia
EL-AMARNA — EL AMARNA, modern name of the site of Akhetaton, the capital city of Egypt, founded by Amenophis Amenḥotep IV (akhenaton ), the heretical pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (14th cent. B.C.E.). On this site was discovered the El Amar na archive. El… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Urban planning in ancient Egypt — The use of urban planning in ancient Egypt is a matter of continuous debate. Because ancient sites usually survive only in fragments, and many ancient Egyptian cities have been continuously inhabited since their original forms, relatively little… … Wikipedia
Akhenaton — A·khe·na·ton or A·khe·na·ten (ä kə nätʹn, äk nätʹn) also Ikh·na·ton (ĭk nätʹn), Originally A·men·ho·tep IV (ä mən hōʹtĕp, ăm ən ) Died c. 1358B.C. King of Egypt (1375? 1358?) who rejected the old gods and initiated a monotheistic worship of the… … Universalium
Nefertiti — This article is about the Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. For other uses, see Nefertiti (disambiguation). For other individuals named Neferneferuaten, see Neferneferuaten (disambiguation). Neferneferuaten Nefertiti in hieroglyphs … Wikipedia
Maru-Aten — Plan of the complex Located 3 km to the south of the central city area of the city of Akhetaten (today s el Amarna), the Maru Aten, short for Pa maru en pa aten (The Viewing Palace of the Aten)[1], is a palace or sun temple originally thought to… … Wikipedia
Meritaten — Queen reigns of Akhenaten and Smenkhkare c.1370 1360 BC. Meritaten was the eldest daughter of Queen *Nefertiti; her father was almost certainly *Akhenaten (Amenophis IV), and the princess appears with her parents in a number of sculptured… … Ancient Egypt
Meritaten — Queen consort of Egypt A daughter of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, perhaps the young Meritaten, later a queen collection of the Louvre, Paris … Wikipedia
Ruins of the North Palace, showing reconstruction and restoration
