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Amarna
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Amarna: see Tell el Amarna Tell el Amarna or Tel el Amarna , ancient locality, Egypt, near the Nile and c.60 mi (100 km) N of Asyut. Ikhnaton's capital, Akhetaton, was in Tell el Amarna. About 400 tablets with inscriptions in Akkadian cuneiform were found there in 1887.
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He is the author and editor of several major books and many articles on the study of ancient Egypt and is probably best known for his historical work on the reign of Hatshepsut and the Amarna period.
He is the author and editor of several major books and many articles on the study of ancient Egypt and is probably best known for his historical work on the reign of Hatshepsut and the Amarna period.
In elaborating on these ideas, Fletcher provides a rich account of the Amarna period, during which Nefertiti and Akhenaten ruled.
 
 
 
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