The Amarna Age
Author | : James Baikie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James Baikie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Hari |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004070318 |
Author | : Anna Stevens |
Publisher | : American University in Cairo Press |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1649031971 |
An 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.
Author | : Barbara Watterson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
For many the word "Amarna" conjures up visions of the city in which Nefertiti, one of the most beautiful women of the ancient world, lived in connubial bliss with her husband, the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh King Akhenaten. Armana was also the city in which Tutankhamun, today the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt, spend the first part of his childhood. Although Armana has become a byword for religious and artistic innovation, it is often difficult to disentangle myth from fact, speculation from reality. In this well-illustrated study, Barbara Watterson, one of the most accomplished of modern Egyptologists, discusses and brings up to date the many theories that abound about the period.
Author | : Dorothea Arnold |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Portrait sculpture, Ancient |
ISBN | : 0870998161 |
The move to a new capital, Akhenaten/Amarna, brought essential changes in the depictions of royal women. It was in their female imagery, above all, that the artists of Amarna departed from the traditional iconic representations to emphasize the individual, the natural, in a way unprecedented in Egyptian art.
Author | : Kylie Quillinan |
Publisher | : Kylie Quillinan |
Total Pages | : 814 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0645180009 |
1334 BCE. 18th dynasty Egypt. This collection contains the first three books of The Amarna Age series. Queen of Egypt: She knows she's going to kill the man she loves. She just doesn't know why yet. Son of the Hittites: When Pharaoh dies, Ankhesenamun searches for a way to keep her throne -- and her life. Eye of Horus: Ankhesenamun has lost everything but a fabled artefact might be able to help her to take back the throne and avoid war with the Hittites. Blending history and fantasy, The Amarna Age series is set in 18th Dynasty Egypt where the old gods have been worshipped for thousands of years and magic is a matter of belief. For readers of historical fantasy who enjoy magical realism and an ancient world setting.
Author | : James Baikie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kylie Quillinan |
Publisher | : Kylie Quillinan |
Total Pages | : 1760 |
Release | : 2023-02-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1922852163 |
1334 BCE. 18th dynasty Egypt. She knows she’s going to kill the man she loves. She just doesn’t know why yet. This collection contains all seven books of The Amarna Age series. Book 1: Queen of Egypt Book 2: Son of the Hittites Book 3: Eye of Horus Book 4: Gates of Anubis Book 5: Lady of the Two Lands Book 6: Guardian of the Underworld Prequel novella: Daughter of the Sun Blending history and fantasy, The Amarna Age series is set in 18th Dynasty Egypt where the old gods have been worshipped for thousands of years and magic is a matter of belief. For readers of historical fantasy who enjoy magical realism and an ancient world setting.
Author | : Raymond Cohen |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2002-10-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801871030 |
Published in 1992, William L. Moran's definitive English translation, The Amarna Letters, raised as many questions as it answered. How did Pharaoh run his empire? Why did the god-king consent to deal with his fellow, mortal monarchs as equals? Indeed, why did kings engage in diplomacy at all? How did the great powers maintain international peace and order? In Amarna Diplomacy, Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook have brought together a team of specialists, both social scientists and ancient historians, to explore the world of ancient Near Eastern statecraft portrayed in the letters. Subjects discussed include Egyptian imperial and foreign policy, international law and trade, geopolitics and decision making, intelligence, and diplomacy. This book will be of interest to scholars not only of the ancient Near East and the Bible but also of international relations and diplomatic studies. Contributors are Pinhas Artzi, Kevin Avruch, Geoffrey Berridge, Betsy M. Bryan, Raymond Cohen, Steven R. David, Daniel Druckman, Serdar Güner, Alan James, Christer Jönsson, Mario Liverani, Samuel A. Meier, William J. Murnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini.
Author | : Kylie Quillinan |
Publisher | : Kylie Quillinan |
Total Pages | : 860 |
Release | : 2022-12-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0645377104 |
This collection contains the last three books of The Amarna Age series. Gates of Anubis: The Eye of Horus is almost within Ankhesenamun's grasp. But when she reaches her destination, what awaits her there is nothing like she had expected. Lady of the Two Lands: Ankhesenamun finally has the Eye of Horus although she has given up almost everything to secure it. But she underestimates the power of the Eye. Guardian of the Underworld: Having released Egypt from Ay’s clutches, Ankhesenamun returns to Crete to try to retrieve Intef from the underworld. But a deal struck with a god, even a minor one like a gate guardian, cannot easily be undone. Blending history and fantasy, The Amarna Age series is set in 18th Dynasty Egypt where the old gods have been worshipped for thousands of years and magic is a matter of belief. For readers of historical fantasy who enjoy magical realism and an ancient world setting.