Akhetaten (Amarna)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned circa 1332 BCE
death of Akhenaten
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Amarna
gptkb:Tell_el-Amarna
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:Amarna_letters
palaces
temples
workmen's village
domestic houses
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Tell_el-Amarna
gptkbp:capitalDuringReignOf gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Great_Temple_of_the_Aten
gptkb:North_Palace
gptkb:North_Tombs
gptkb:Royal_Tomb_of_Akhenaten
gptkb:South_Tombs
gptkbp:distanceFromCairo about 312 km south
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Ludwig_Borchardt
gptkb:Flinders_Petrie
late 19th century
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Akhenaten
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 1346 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akhetaten (Amarna)
gptkbp:inscriptionsFoundAt boundary stelae
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:locatedOn east bank of the Nile
gptkbp:modernGovernorate gptkb:Minya_Governorate
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Amarna_tablets
gptkb:Amarna_letters
gptkb:Amarna_art
unique urban planning
Amarna period art style
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Meketaten
gptkb:Meritaten
gptkb:Kiya
gptkbp:period gptkb:18th_Dynasty
gptkbp:plannedCity orthogonal grid
gptkbp:purpose center for worship of Aten
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Egypt
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:servedAs capital of Egypt
gptkbp:status gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tentative list
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5