118: The Temples of Aten

Amarna (Part 5): Great Temples. When he established his new residence-city, Akhenaten made special provision for his god’s house. Two great temples, dedicated to the solar disc, rose on the east bank of the Nile River. Searching the archaeological remains, and scouring the artistic record of these temples, we can get a sense of how Akhenaten worshipped his god; and some of the symbols and meanings he used to express it...

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Select Bibliography:

• Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2012.
• Barry Kemp, City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012.
• J.D.S. Pendlebury, The City of Akhenaten, Part III, Vol II, 1951.
• Donald B. Redford, Akhenaten: The Heretic King, 1984.
• Eric Uphill, “The Per Aten at Amarna,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 1970.
• Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. I: The Tomb of Meryre, 1903. Archive.org.
• Norman de Garis Davies, The Rock Tombs of el-Amarna, Vol. II: The Tombs of Panehsy and Meryre II, 1905. Archive.org.

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