Tell el Amarna
or Tell-el-A·mar·na, Tel el A·mar·na
[ tel el uh-mahr-nuh ]
/ ˈtɛl ɛl əˈmɑr nə /
noun
a village in central Egypt, on the Nile: site of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaton; extensive excavations.
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Also Tel A·mar·na [teluh-mahr-nuh] /ˈtɛl əˈmɑr nə/ .
Words nearby Tell el Amarna
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Example sentences from the Web for Tell el Amarna
A reference to these bandits appears in one of the Tell-el-Amarna letters.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. MackenzieThey have been faithfully handed down to us by the artists employed at Tell-el-Amarna.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot(Akhenaton) at Tell-el-Amarna, explains the origin of death.
By the Tell-el-Amarna period the name had lost its exact value and become even in Babylonia more contemptuous.
British Dictionary definitions for Tell el Amarna
Tell el Amarna
/ (ˈtɛl ɛl əˈmɑːnə) /
noun
a group of ruins and rock tombs in Upper Egypt, on the Nile below Asyut: site of the capital of Amenhotep IV, built about 1375 bc; excavated from 1891 onwards
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