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082	0	4	_a932.014 _222 _bAMA
245	0	0	_aAmarna : _ba guide to the ancient city of Akhetaten / _cedited by Anna Stevens.
246	3	0	_aGuide to the ancient city of Akhetaten
264		1	_aCairo : _bThe American University in Cairo Press, _c2020.
300			_aviii, 191 pages : _billustrations (some color), maps,plans (some color) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Chronology -- Setting the scene -- Visiting Amarna -- North City and palaces -- Eastern cliffs and desert -- Central city -- Southern city and temples.
520			_aAn illustrated cultural guide to the archaeological site of Amarna, the best-preserved pharaonic city in Egypt. 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, Akhetaten--Horizon of the Aten--devoted 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. Akhenaten's 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 insider's eye, drawing on ongoing archaeological research and the knowledge and insight of Amarna's 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.
600	0	7	_aAkhenaton, _cKing of Egypt _xHistory. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aTombs _zEgypt _zTell el-Amarna. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zEgypt _zTell el-Amarna. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aTell el-Amarna (Egypt) _xAntiquities. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aEgypt _xAntiquities. _2BUEsh
653			_cFebruary2026 _bGGEN
655			_vReading book
700	1		_aStevens, Anna, _eeditor.
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