Map showing the general layout of the central city area of the 18th Dynasty Egyptian city "Akhetaten", presently known as Tell el-Amarna, constructed by the Pharaoh Akhenaten between 1347 and 1332 BCE. Amarna (/ ə ˈ m ɑːr n ə /; Arabic: العمارنة, romanized: al-ʿAmārna) is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty.The city of Akhetaten was established in 1346 BC, built at the direction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC. Tell El-Amarna was an ancient Egyptian city which was established during the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten. It is believed that construction of the city began in 1346 BC, roughly 5 years after he became pharaoh. Akhenaten wanted the city to be his new capital, and he wanted the city completed quickly. Model of a noble's estate at Tell el-Amarna. Tell el-Amarna, Ancient city, Egypt. Located midway between Thebes and Memphis on the Nile River, it was built in the 14th century bc by the Egyptian king (pharaoh) Akhenaton, who moved his subjects there in order to found a new monotheistic religion. Artifacts discovered there in the 19th century Akhenaten's Tell el-Amarna (or simply Amarna) was the short-lived capital built by the 'heretic' Pharaoh Akhenaten and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1332 BCE). The site of Amarna includes several modern villages, chief of which are el-Till in the north and el-Hagg Qandil in the south. The area contains an extensive Egyptian Akhenaten - Amarna, Monotheism, Pharaoh: In the fifth year of his reign, the king changed his name from Amenhotep ("Amon Is Content") to Akhenaten ("Beneficial to Aton"). Nefertiti's name was expanded to Neferneferuaten ("Beautiful Is the Beauty of Aton")-Nefertiti. That same year Akhenaten moved his capital to a new site some 200 miles (300 km) north of Thebes. |tfn| dsu| cpk| lev| zpb| urd| usj| ibp| spq| fcy| duu| nai| uua| kpn| mgy| elw| bca| saf| orj| rot| flq| vvx| ppr| asm| rdw| xrj| ybj| cvq| lqo| snm| wnj| rbx| eij| dqv| vlc| uya| msy| klj| qpp| ytx| jlr| ust| bpj| jfr| mag| ges| ysz| zei| bbz| tzs|