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Amarna (Arabic edition): A Guide to the Ancient City of Akhetaten

Arabic

By (author): Anna Stevens

An illustrated cultural guide to the archaeological site of Amarna, the best-preserved pharaonic city in Egypt, now in Arabic

Around three thousand years ago, the pharaoh Akhenaten turned his back on Amun, and most of the great gods of Egypt. Abandoning Thebes, he quickly built a grand new city in Middle Egypt, AkhetatenHorizon of the Atendevoted exclusively to the sun god Aten.

Huge open-air temples served the cult of Aten, while palaces were decorated with painted pavements and inlaid wall reliefs. Akhenaten created a new royal burial ground deep in a desert valley, and his officials built elaborate tombs decorated with scenes of the king and his city. As thousands of people moved to Akhetaten, it became the most important city in Egypt. But it was not to last. Akhenatens death brought the abandonment of his city and an end to one of the most startling episodes in Egyptian history.

Today, Akhetaten is known as Amarna, a sprawling archaeological site in the province of Minya, halfway between Cairo and Luxor. With its beautifully decorated tombs and vast mud-brick ruins, it is the best-preserved pharaonic city in Egypt.

This informed and richly illustrated guidebook brings the ancient city of Akhetaten alive with a keen insiders eye, drawing on ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of Amarnas modern-day communities and caretakers to explain key monuments and events, while offering invaluable practical advice for visiting the site. With over 150 illustrations, maps, and plans, Amarna is both an ideal introduction for visitors to Amarna and a window onto the extraordinary reign of Akhenaten.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 191 x 241mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Sep 2022
  • Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
  • Publication City/Country: Egypt
  • Language: Arabic
  • ISBN13: 9789776790117

About Anna Stevens

Anna Stevens is a research archaeologist specializing in Egypt and assistant director of the Amarna Project. She is affiliated with Monash University and the University of Cambridge.

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