Tuesday, July 4, 2017

El-Amarna - The Private Houses .. The Typical Private Estate .. Part ( 8 )

From Palaces and Temples we descend to private houses . These are best studied in the North Suburb, for not only is that the one section of the city to be completely excavated, but the houses on the whole belong to the middle classes and display perfectly the essentials of the Amarna house without the elaborations and additions of the nobleman's mansion .

Sunday, July 2, 2017

El-Amarna - The public buildings .. The Small Temple – The Temple Magazines – Maru-Aten – The North Palace .. Part ( 7 )

In connection with the King's House was the smaller temple – the Chapel Royal one might almost call it – of Hat-Aten . The main entrance to this is on the Royal Road, but, as we have seen, the King had a private entrance from his own house, and so had the priests from their quarters to the South .

El-Amarna - The public buildings .. Penehsy House – Records Office – The Great Palace – The Kings Palace – The Royal Magazines .. Part ( 6 )

The royal estate are consists of The House of Penehsy, The Great Palace, The King's House, The Royal Magazines and The Priests' Quarters .