Amarna

[ uh-mahr-nuh ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets Amarnatablets that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence Amarnaletters from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.

Example Sentences

The wall and floor paintings that have been discovered at Tel el-Amarna are marvels of realistic art.

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They have been faithfully handed down to us by the artists employed at Tell-el-Amarna.

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Much of the evidence can be roughly dated, and fortunately the age already illuminated by the Amarna tablets can be recognised.

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The preceding paragraphs touch only the fringe of an important subject—the Palestinian pantheon in and after the Amarna age.

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On the other hand, the absence of letters from Mycenae among the tablets of Tel el-Amarna must be regarded as at least suggestive.

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