The city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti : Amarna and its people / Barry Kemp

The ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt was the capital city of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his chief consort, Nefertiti. Occupied for just sixteen or so years in the fourteenth century BC, the city lay largely abandoned and forgotten until excavations over the last hundred years br...

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Place / Publishing House:London : Thames & Hudson, 2013
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:First paperback edition
Language:English
Series:New aspects of antiquity
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Classification:15.16 - Altorientalische Archäologie. christliche Archäologie
15.26 - Alter Orient. Nordafrika
Physical Description:320 S.; Ill.; 25 cm
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-313) and index
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Summary:The ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt was the capital city of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his chief consort, Nefertiti. Occupied for just sixteen or so years in the fourteenth century BC, the city lay largely abandoned and forgotten until excavations over the last hundred years brought it back into prominence. Based on more than three decades of research and excavation by Barry Kemp, this account provides new insight into Amarna and its people.The author brings to life the royal family and their offspring, including Tutankhamun, as well as prominent citizens such as the high priest Panehsy, the vizier Nakht, the general Ramose, and the sculptor Thutmose
ISBN:0500291209
9780500291207
ac_no:AC17211961
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Barry Kemp