Amarna

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[uh-mahr-nuh] / əˈmɑr nə /

Rarely amarna

adjective

1. of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets Amarnatablets that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence Amarnaletters from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

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

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Amenhotep IV built a new city downriver from Thebes that he called Amarna, “the place where the solar orb is transformed.”

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Intriguingly, drawings on the walls dating to the time of Akhenaten’s father, Pharaoh Amenhotep III, depict the Aten exactly as he was shown at Amarna.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2022

If, during more than a century, Egyptian art remained free, graceful, and refined, that improvement was due to the school of Tell el Amarna.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero

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