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Amarna

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[uh-mahr-nuh] / əˈmɑr nə /

Rarely amarna

adjective

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

From New York Times ● May 29, 2024

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

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

To Amarna the past is a freshly written page.

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

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