-
extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site
containing the
ruins of
Akhetaten, the
capital city
during the late
Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was established...
- but lost to
history until the late-19th-century
discovery of Amarna, or
Akhetaten, the new
capital city he
built for the
worship of Aten. Furthermore, in...
-
capital city
Akhenaten founded and
moved his
dynastic government to,
Akhetaten,
referred to as
either Amarna, El-Amarna, or Tell el-Amarna by modern...
- "Effective for the Aten") and
moved his
capital to Amarna,
which he
named Akhetaten.
During the
reign of Akhenaten, the Aten (jtn, the sun disk) became, first...
- to mark the
beginning of
Amenhotep IV's
construction of a new capital,
Akhetaten (Horizon of the Aten), at the site
known today as Amarna.
Evidence appears...
-
worship of most
other deities, and
moved the
capital to the new city of
Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna). He was
devoted to his new
religion and
artistic style...
- Theban-style rock-cut
tombs started to take
shape in the
wadis east of
Akhetaten (modern Amarna)
during the
Amarna Period of the New Kingdom;
while it...
- to Akhenaten. 1348 BC–1336 BC:
Akhenaten and his family,
relief from
Akhetaten (modern el-Amarna) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in
Staatliche Museen...
-
worship of Amun was proscribed. The
capital was
moved to the new city of
Akhetaten (Amarna in
modern Egypt),
midway between Thebes and Memphis.
After his...
- tomb was that of the
famous king, Akhenaten, who
moved the
capital to
Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna). The
results of
genetic and
other scientific tests...
