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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.


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The death was announced by the Amarna Project, an archaeology nonprofit where Mr. Kemp was director.

Amarna Plummer told NBC Los Angeles that her nephew wasn’t dressed appropriately for gym class and, as a result, was told to run.

Situated far from the crowded areas of Amarna, the North Palace offered a quiet retreat for the royal family.

A century ago, archaeologists excavated a 3,300-year-old Egyptian palace in Amarna, which was fleetingly the capital of Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten.

Birds appear in lush and skillful detail on panels on a wall of a 3,300-year-old Egyptian palace in Amarna, above.

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