Amarna

American  

[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

He also moved the capital from Amarna back to the city of Thebes.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2022

On the contrary, as Amarna sat well in the shadow, her face still hidden behind her veil, she greatly resembled a huge black blot.

From Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]