The royal estate are
consists of The House of Penehsy, The Great Palace, The King's House, The Royal
Magazines and The Priests' Quarters .
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
El-Amarna - The public buildings .. The Great Temple .. Part ( 5 )
Before we begin to discuss the various types of buildings it would be
advisable to say a word about the building methods and materials . Tell
el-Amarna is a city of mud brick . Only in very exceptional circumstances was
stone used .
Friday, June 23, 2017
El-Amarna - The City of Akhenaten .. The North Suburb – The South Suburb– The Workmen's Village – The Royal Tomb .. Part ( 4 )
The Northern Group of tombs lies on either side of a
bold gap in the line of hills through which a mountain-track across the ridge
from El-Sheikh Said enters the plain of El-Amarna . It includes some of the
best and most important tombs, such as those of Huya, Meryra ( I and II ), Ahmose,
Penehsy, and Penthu .
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