Amarna (/ ə ˈ m ɑːr n ə /; Arabic: العمارنة, romanized: al-ʿAmārna) is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty.

The letters were found in Upper Egypt at el-Amarna, the modern name for the ancient Egyptian capital of Akhetaten, founded by pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1351–1334 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

2017年8月1日 · Amarna is the modern Arabic name for the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE). The site is officially known as Tell el-Amarna, so-named for the Beni Amran tribe who were living in the area when it was discovered.

Tell el-Amarna, site of the ruins and tombs of the city of Akhetaton (‘Horizon of the Aton’) in Upper Egypt, near modern Asyut. It was built as the new capital for Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) when he devoted himself to the worship of the Aton.

The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or simply Amarna) was the short-lived capital built by the ‘heretic’ Pharaoh Akhenaten and abandoned shortly after his death (c. 1332 BCE). It was here that he pursued his vision of a society dedicated to the cult of …

The ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaton, also called Tell el-Amarna or Amarna, was the capital city built by Pharaoh Akhnaton and abandoned shortly after his death (ca. 1336 BCE). It was here that he pursued his vision of a society dedicated to the cult of his one god – the Aton.

2016年5月18日 · Tell El-Amarna, which is also known simply as Amarna, is essentially the ruins of what was once a capital city founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten who was ruler of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty. The site covers an extensive area, and is widely considered to be one of the most significant archeological discoveries ever made in Egypt.

The archaeological site near the modern city, called Tell El-Amarna (The hill at El-Amarna) is the remains of the ancient Egyptian capital Akhetaten which thrived for a brief period in the 1300s BCE.

The palace of the Pharaoh Akhenaten is located at the modern day Tell-el-Amarna of Minya Governorate of Egypt. This site is of the ruins & tombs of the city of Akhenaten. It was discovered during the eighteenth century. ‘Amarna’ is a modern Arabic name for the site.

The name Tell el-Amarna is often abbreviated to Amarna or el-Amarna, to avoid giving the impression that it is a tell site in the sense of a mound of ancient remains. The archaeological landscape of Amarna is a fairly flat one, reflecting the largely single-phase occupation of the site.